Although some may dismiss body language analysis as a psuedoscience all together, I still think it's really interesting to be so well trained in the art of deception you are a walking lie detector.
There's some great professionals out there doing body language analysis or having learned it as a skill and applying it in their careers. I think the concept of forensic analysis over all fascinates me, and I love the game of searching for clues.
The problem with body language analysis is, obviously the element of human bias, cognitive distortion and so forth. We create our own optical illusions sometimes, and some people are like magicians, and are very good at this level of manipulation.
The true crime community on the internet refers to people like myself as 'internet slueths' and, while some use their free time on studying true crime as a hobby and interest, speculating out loud with each other, there's another group that likes to play sherlock, and has actually successfully helped solve a case due to their involvement. There are mixed feelings about internet slueths coming from actual law enforcement, as there have also been occassions where 'civilian' involvement may have worsened the likelihood of a case being properly 'solved.'
I have always been a spectator though, like the way you might watch your favorite sport on TV. I love to watch mysteries get solved, I love to ask questions, to search through detailed evidence and information, and untangle webs of lies, and puzzling mind games. The interrogation footage is like mental chess, for highly skilled trained detectives, and there are some who are exceptionally gifted. Through my love of true crime and mystery I've come to grow an appreciation for the art form, of forensic analysis, forensic psychology, etc.
I really like to deep dive into various areas of crime, fraud, aka 'white collar crime' can sometimes be one of the most sensationalized.
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We all remember Anna Delvey, and Elizabeth Holmes, who were responsible for some of the most publicized fraud crimes in history. So much so, there is an entire Netflix series about Anna- and Anna Delvey merchandise, magazine articles written about her, endorsing her 'court looks' like a celebrity.
Similar to Elizabeth Holmes, with her scam faux rapid blood test, Charlie also decided to come to the table to investors with a scammy product. She started with a new version of FAFSA, which she called Frank.
As a hobbiest, I'm going to talk about my own personal body language analysis, and if any videos come out about it, I'll be happy to compare notes with the "real deals" out there, and find out what I missed. Just going to use info I've gathered so far that's, out there, most likely common knowledge stuff.
Charlie - Body Language Analysis
1. The number one thing I notice is her chin is held kind of higher than the other guy she's talking with on zoom. His chin mainly goes up when he's just trying to be really clear. Her chin goes down a little too far, which comes off as demeaning, and then goes up really high, indicating a bit of narcissism.
2. She shakes her head making a 'No' indication while talking about the product, which I'm not sure why but, this can sometimes be an indication of incongruent body language- which is an indicator for perception. Her tone of voice and subject matter don't make sense logically as to why your head would move back and forth, so it's kind of proof of an emotional up tick in the individual speaking- she doesn't usually shake her head no a lot, so it's a very, broad sweeping, noticable deviation from her usual body language. She turns her head to the side as well, after the no shake, looking at
3. Her eyes get wider when she is mentioning things that will manipulate investors to fork over the money, speaking positively and excitedly about her product
4. Dupers Delight- this commonly seen smirk to one side is common in people who are lying, and like the way it sounds or like that they are pulling one over on someone. They are essentially pleased with their own words. Notice how th eman speaking to her doesn't have this dupers delight smirk going on, not even at the micro expression level. She has it blatantly, almost all the time.
5. She over all seems to present the phone call less like a practical analytical conversation, and more of a charming sales pitch
6. Her voice going up at the end of her sentences insinuates she doesn't believe what she is saying, as well as
7. She leans forward while speaking a lot, which is also an indication of manipulation, begging for you to believe them, convince them. Rather than being extremely secure in what they're saying.
8. In the news interview she puts her hands up, palms facing outward, this is a really strong body language movement as well, that is commonly seen in people who are wanting to be believed, to earn trust, and appear more innocent- when they are not actually innocent. It's a subtle manipulation, with body langauge to say "hey believe me, I'm super innocent, you can trust me."
9. She closes her eyes a lot or looks down or to the side a lot, which is known as a blocking behavior. Notice how the man she is in zoom call with remain eye contact very strong, very steady. It depicts an insecurity and a slyness about what she is saying, indicating, wanting to fence herself off because she feels uncertain, vulnerable, and, the darting eyes to the side indicates being creative- thinking
10. The double blink, and constantly raising eyebrows into a worried or nervous expression indicates she is trying to pass off appearing worried and nervous, as just being really smart- and comes off as a tiny bit arrogant. I think the double blink is also an indiciation that someone is subconcsiouly working very hard on their body language and facial expressions to appear, however it is they're wanting to appear- and thinking very hard about something. Notice in the news interview she doesn't double blink as much, in this interview her goal wasn't to manipulate someone into believeing she was super intelligent, and was more trying to win over the emotions of the woman. She even mentions gender, sort of trying to get women to side with her. She was likely targeting a female investor directly that she was trying to secure, or using her female nature as an edge. Her demeaner in the second interview is different, and it's because the person she is trying to "level" with is female, and not male. She puts on a different show, for different genders- which again indicates high levels of manipulation going on.
11. In the news interview, before she says something, she occassionally will slow blink. This is another blatant indicator that someone is lying about what they are saying or deceiving you. Most people just blink at a normal rate when speaking. If I say, "no, I didn't go to the store" this is truth. If I say, *slow blinks* *chin down* no, *shakes head no* i didn't go *slow blinks again* to the store *voice up at the end like a question* This is an example of someone who is, a liar, and really bad at it. They hold eye contact with you to make sure you are believing them, after the slow blink, or they may avoid eye contact all together.
12. Looking up. When the answers are on the ceiling, they're usually deceptive answers. Again, it is less steady, eye contact, and more, jumping around, very scattered and nervous.
13. In the second news live interview, she is still doing the smiling sales pitch. She has. a diablo eyebrow going on, which seems to jump up with excessive excitement, another up tick in expression which indicates internal intense emotion, distress, pleasure (to ones ego), etc.
14. She is trying to again appear well polished, intelligent, her body demeaner is very still and demure rather than confident and relaxed, or confident. She lowers her posture to be level with the man, which is a subconcious manipulation tactic to make the other person feel like they are above you or that you have respect for them. She also speaks in a slightly deeper tone in this interview, which could indicate being more relaxed, or, could indicate she is subconsciously trying to 'level with' or mirror the man, in order to win respect or help him understand her degree of power. In the first news interview, she sounded like a sorority girl. In the second, she sounded like a law student, or news castor. Which just shows, she's very aware who she is speaking to, and puts on a slightly different act for each person, which is again a concerning behavior or an indication of being a manipulative person. Technically speaking in a lower tone is also associated with being more truthful.
15. At the end of the second live interview, she appears most relaxed, as she is just discussing 'feeder' information, which is just, defining and explaining what the product is. Definitions are the easiest thing to say, because they'res no lies here. Just simply defining what it is, she is more relaxed here than I have ever seen her. This may be closer to her baseline.
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16. The second zoom interview is difficult for me to watch, because of how much she is looking down. The blocking behavior is off the charts, she doesn't hold decently steady eye contact once.
