Deception Research Society

We're kicking off 2026 with a stellar line-up! Talks on the nature of lying, how dishonesty can evolve into continuous ethical transgressions, and helping consumers detect fake reviews. Feb 3rd, 4pm UK time. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join

We're kicking off 2026 with a stellar line-up! Talks on the nature of lying, how dishonesty can evolve into continuous ethical transgressions, and helping consumers detect fake reviews. Feb 3rd, 4pm UK time. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join

We are looking forward to the talks from the second day of our #Decepticon25 online conference! Join the mailing list to attend: info@deceptionresearchsociety.org

Today we’re celebrating Decepticon 2025 — a global gathering of researchers and practitioners exploring deception and dishonesty. Ten years after our first Decepticon in Cambridge, the community is stronger and more vibrant than ever. I’m proud of how far we’ve come and excited for this event!

We're excited for Decepticon 2025, taking place 1 & 2 December, 2–5pm UK time. The symposium on Cognitive and Emotional Mechanisms of Deception, featuring research on counterfactual thinking, self-esteem, shame, narcissism & pathological lying. Want to attend? Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org

Want a preview of what’s coming up?
Here’s the full program for Day 2 of Decepticon 2025.

🚀 One week left until Decepticon 2025!
Want to dive into cutting-edge research on deception, dishonesty, and lie detection? Don’t miss this free online conference featuring top researchers from around the world.

Register by emailing your name + affiliation to: info@deceptionresearchsociety.org

Don't forget to sign up to our mailing list to receive an invite to our first society talk of the season!

And we're back! Our first speakers of the season: Tim Levine (veracity effect), Ann-Kathrin Arui (sequence of case info), and Martha Serra-Garcia (why people don't lie more). Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join. Check your time zone here: tinyurl.com/42aun2pn // #deception #research

That abstract deadline has crept up! If you are planning to present at Decepticon 2025, remember that abstracts are due TODAY! #Decepticon2025

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Don't forget that #Decepticon25 is still accepting abstracts. Deadline: September 3rd

I'm excited to be a part of this meeting tomorrow! I'll be talking about how to think about honest/dishonest actions with deepfakes. #philsky #aiethics #techethics #academicsky #ethics

Join us in an hour, 4pm UK time, for this month's Lies and Allies. The meeting link is in your inbox. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join #deception #forensic #research

This Tuesday (June 3rd, 4-5pm UK time), Lies and Allies returns to your screen. Talks cover AI models' detecting of deception, deepfakes, and an improved method for measuring dishonesty. To attend, joint the mailing list: email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org

December 1 & 2, 2025 (virtual conference) Abstract submission deadline: September 3rd, 2025 Topics: lie detection, lie prevalence, dishonesty, concealment, verbal and non-verbal approaches, theoretical and technological advances, their application in the field, etc. Submit to: info@deceptionresearchsociety.org (mail subject line 'Decepticon abstract’) Abstracts must include a title, authors’ names, affiliations, and max 200 words

Decepticon 2025 announced! 1-2 Dec 2025. Submit your deception-related abstracts by Sep 3 2025. Include title, authors' names. No more than 200 words. Submit to info@deceptionresearchsociety.org with 'Decepticon abstract' as subject line. #Decepticon2025 #psychology #lie #deception #callforpapers

This month's Lies and Allies is about to kick off! #forensic #forensky #deception

This coming Tuesday, join us for our next Lies and Allies! Link to the event to arrive in your inbox. Not on the mailing list? Join by emailing info@deceptionresearchsociety.org #deception #forensic

How do you detect lies that are embedded into truths? Are there nonverbal differences between autistic and non-autistic liars? And how does pro- and antisocial lying to siblings get socialised? Join us May 6th, 4-5pm UK time. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join #forensky #deception

How do you detect lies that are embedded into truths? Are there nonverbal differences between autistic and non-autistic liars? And how does pro- and antisocial lying to siblings get socialised? Join us May 6th, 4-5pm UK time. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join #forensky #deception

Check out our April 1st lineup for Lies and Allies: how eyewitness children with disabilities are perceived, addressing deception in negotiations, and satire as intentionally insincere. Join us at 4-5pm UK time on Apr 1st. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to receive the invite

Exciting news! There will be a virtual Decepticon conference in 2025, discussing the latest basic and applied research on deception. Keep an eye on our social media feeds and emails for info as it becomes available

We're just about to kick off March's Lies and Allies session, exploring scientific research around honesty, deception and detecting deception. To join the mailing list and receive future invites, DM us #forensic #deception #research #academic

A quick reminder that today is Lies and Allies. We have talks on verbalising emotion in false allegations, the nature of honesty, and when calling emergency services makes you a suspect. To get the invite, email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org #forensky

Talks on the verbalisation of emotions in true statements and false allegations, what is honesty, and when calling 911 makes you a suspect: examining behavioural predictors of suspicion in emergency calls. Mar 4th, 4-5pm uk time

The meeting link for this month's Lies and Allies has gone out! If you missed it, email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to get the link //

Looking forward to this upcoming meeting - come check it out!

This month's Lies & Allies lineup on March 4th, 4-5pm UK time: emotions in false allegations, the nature of honesty (@charactergap.bsky.social), and predicting suspicion in emergency service calls. To join us, email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org

We're just about to kick off!

This month's Lies and Allies is coming up this Tuesday! Message to join the mailing list and to receive an invitation to join the meeting

This month's Lies and Allies is coming up this Tuesday! Message to join the mailing list and to receive an invitation to join the meeting

Not long now until our first Lies and Allies of 2025. Keep an eye on your inbox for a meeting invite!