Nick Hutchison breaks down how body language betrays lies, using Alex Rodriguez's interview with Katie Couric as the key example. Rodriguez denied using performance-enhancing drugs while nodding yes. When verbal and non-verbal cues contradict, something's usually hidden.
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Yeah, and you, you said in the book that A-Rod, when he was being interviewed about performance-enhancing drugs, he answered the question no, but he was nodding in the affirmative. So his nonverbal was saying, yeah, I did it.
Yes, exactly. So nods will often give us away. So you'll notice that throughout the book, the cues have, you know, both positive intention, but also sometimes they can give away truth or give away deception. So yes, A-Rod, when he was being interviewed by Katie Couric, His— he did the opposite of his words, and we like congruent people. So I knew there was something happening here. Again, I love watching duping athletes and lying politicians because a couple years later I can verify if the cues were correct or not. So he says no but shakes his head yes, and then on the opposite, when he does something else, he says yes and shakes his head no. So his nod gave him away.