Body language isn’t a lie detector. Nervous people look “guilty” all the time.

Reading bodies feels like a superpower and mostly is not. Crossed arms, no eye contact, a jumping foot: those come from cold rooms, shyness, exhaustion and plain fear of being misjudged. Someone comfortable with lying often looks calmer than an honest kid who hates being stared at.

Next time you catch yourself deciding somebody is hiding something, treat that as a question instead of a verdict. Ask what they actually mean and listen to the answer rather than the posture. Save your certainty for things you have real evidence for.