Gotcha! How Computer Mouse Movements Betray Liars With 90% Accuracy

The team came up with their innovative way of discerning fact from fiction online via a unique experiment -- 20 volunteers were asked to memorize the details of a fake identity, and assume it as their own. The subjects then answered a set of yes-or-no questions via a computerized form, as did 20 truth-telling volunteers. Questions included "is xxxx your name?" and "were you born in 19xx?" -- each answer was recorded, as was how the subjects' mouse cursors moved, from the bottom of the screen to "yes" and "no" buttons in the top two corners. You don't move your mouse in quite the same way as everyone else -- and it could help prevent identity theft: https://t.co/hsJarr0B7A To weed out the truly exemplary liars in their test group, in addition to 12 questions about their identity, subjects were also asked 12 unexpected questions based on the volunteers' new identities.