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The Deception Files explores the psychology behind lies, manipulation, fraud, false identities, espionage, criminal deception, and the people who successfully fooled those around them. Each episode begins with a real...
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The Deception Files explores the psychology behind lies, manipulation, fraud, false identities, espionage, criminal deception, and the people who successfully fooled those around them. Each episode begins with a real case and reconstructs how the deception worked, why people believed it, what warning signs were missed, and ultimately what caused the lie to unravel. Drawing on psychology, behavioral science, investigative interviewing, criminology, and intelligence research, the show separates popular myths about deception from what the evidence actually tells us. Because the most dangerous lies aren’t always the obvious ones—they’re the ones that make perfect sense until they don’t.
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21 SEP 2026 · During World War II, German intelligence believed Juan Pujol García was running an extraordinary network of spies across Britain. There was only one problem: much of the network existed entirely in his imagination. Known to British intelligence as GARBO, Pujol constructed a deception so convincing that Germany eventually awarded him the Iron Cross while Britain awarded him an MBE. This episode examines how someone can maintain competing identities, manufacture credibility, and make even false information appear trustworthy.
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21 SEP 2026 · You’ve probably heard the rules: liars avoid eye contact, fidget, touch their faces, and act nervous. The problem is that decades of deception research suggest those signals are far less reliable than popular culture makes them seem. In this episode of The Deception Files, we examine why humans are surprisingly poor lie detectors—and why being confident that you can “read people” may actually make you easier to deceive. We’ll also look at what investigators can examine instead of relying on supposed tells.
The Deception Files explores the psychology behind lies, manipulation, fraud, false identities, espionage, criminal deception, and the people who successfully fooled those around them. Each episode begins with a real...
show more
The Deception Files explores the psychology behind lies, manipulation, fraud, false identities, espionage, criminal deception, and the people who successfully fooled those around them. Each episode begins with a real case and reconstructs how the deception worked, why people believed it, what warning signs were missed, and ultimately what caused the lie to unravel. Drawing on psychology, behavioral science, investigative interviewing, criminology, and intelligence research, the show separates popular myths about deception from what the evidence actually tells us. Because the most dangerous lies aren’t always the obvious ones—they’re the ones that make perfect sense until they don’t.
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