• Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Why is he smiling when he says it?

    “The one most frequently associated with lying was a high intensity version of the so-called Duchenne smile involving both cheek/eye and mouth muscles. This is consistent with the “Duping Delight” theory that “when you’re fooling someone, you tend to take delight in it,” Sen explained.”

    https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/data-science-facial-expressions-who-if-lying-321252/

    This is an involuntary reaction and Trump isn’t meaning to smile, but he is lying and his facial expression gives him away.