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A new study reveals that sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication.

The study involved 170 students performing mock stock transactions in one of four ways: face-to-face, or by video, audio or text chatting. Researchers promised cash awards of up to $50 to increase participants’ involvement in the role play. "Brokers" were promised increased cash rewards for more stock sales, while "buyers" were told their cash reward would depend on the yet-to-be-determined value of the stock.
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We recently wrote about how your hair can act as a lie detector (and in a political season like this one, we hear a lot of lies). But other scientists say the old-fashioned method of lie detection is best: a liar’s facial expressions will givehim away every time.

Three years ago, a man made a tearful public appeal for the return of his missing wife, but police soon learned that he had murdered her, when they found her body in a ditch on the outskirts of the city. When researcher Stephen Porter looked at the video of the husband?s appeal, he spotted the lie immediately?his face gave him away.
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