Lie Detection

"Wonderful. I have great respect for those who brew wonderful coffee. So much so, I'd like to steal you for my own business. There's just one small problem... The despicable lie you're telling."

― Saigiku Jono (Bungo Stray Dogs)

"Contract...I am thou, thou art I...The forbidden wisdom has been released. No mysteries...no illusions shall deceive you any more"

― Necronomicon (Persona 5)

"This taste...Is the taste of liar!! Giorno Giovanna!!"

― Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."

― George Bernard Shaw

The power to detect lies. Not to be confused with Telepathy or Truth Inducement. Opposite to Truth Detection.

Also Called

Intuitive Polygraphy
Lie Sensing
Mendacity Detection

Capabilities

Users can sense when they are lied to by various means. Unlike regular humans who can also discern when they are lied to with limited accuracy and consistency, the user can detect any and all lies being told at any moment, even if the one spewing lies is doing so through supernatural or abnormal means.

Associations

Empathy by reading the emotions of another person to try and see if they are telling the truth.
Enhanced Hearing by hearing the heartbeat increase.
Enhanced Smell by smelling pheromones.
Enhanced Vision by seeing physical body ticks, such as twitching fingers or an increase in blinking.
Precognition/Retrocognition by using intuition to know that it is a lie.
Telepathy- by reading the thoughts of others
Truth Detection- by figuring out whether something is really true.
Vibration Detection/Heartbeat Detection by reading the vibration from one's heart.

Limitations

Divided Mind would allow a user to defeat this technique, by only allowing one personality to know.
May not work on users of Indomitable Will.
Power can be subconsciously blocked when around someone the person trusts. Say a best friend or a family member.
Versions based on emotions are useless against Apathy and Soullessness.
May not differentiate between a white lie or a secret.
Versions based on pulse difference may not be able to differentiate lies if subject/targets have no pulse difference.
- Pacemakers just beat at one pace.
- Those who are skilled can control their heartbeat or emotions.
May not work against brainwashed targets.
May not be able to sense the reason behind the lie.
May be based on what the target believes to be true.
May only be able to sense lies, not half-truths or omissions.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Rhya (Black Clover)
Saigiku Jono (Bungo Stray Dogs); via his superhuman senses.
Ranpo Edogawa (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Ryuji Maesaka (Darwin's Game)
Yuri Dreyar (Fairy Tail Zero); via Judgment Field
Inspector (Goblin Slayer); via Sense Lie
Melody/Senritsu (Hunter x Hunter)
Telence T. D'arby (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Atum
Tamami Kobayashi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamonds are Unbreakable); via The Lock
Bruno Buccellati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo); via licking someone's sweat
Anna Kushina (K Series)
Various Characters (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Alien Mermaids (Level E); but kills the person when detected a lie
Shichirou Balam (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)
Shin Nemoto (My Hero Academia); via his Quirk.
Karin (Naruto); via Chakra Sensing
Nagato/Pain (Naruto); via Jigokudo/Naraka Path
Sora (No Game No Life)
Viola (One Piece)
Crusch Karsten (Re:Zero ~Starting Life in Another World~)
Galand (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Asmodeus (Seven Mortal Sins)
Holo (Spice and Wolf)
Zebra (Toriko)
Makoto Tsukauchi (Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals)
Yuma Kuga (World Trigger)

Cartoons/Comics

Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra)
Aiwei (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
Baymax (Big Hero 6: The Series)
Diana/Wonder Woman (DC Comics); via Lasso of Truth
Experiment 032 "Fibber" (Lilo & Stitch)
Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics/MC2)
Rachel Summer (Marvel Comics)
Verity Willis (Marvel Comics)
James Logan Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
David Alleyne/Prodigy (Marvel Comics)
Akihiro/Daken (Marvel Comics)
Trevor Hawkins/Eye-Boy (Marvel Comics)
Sunset Shimmer (My Little Pony series)
Erotica Jones/Stripperella (Stripperella)
April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV Series)

Literature

Toto (Gone)
Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
Voldemort/Tom Riddle (Harry Potter)
Chameleons (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark); via Enhanced Hearing as vampires or Empathy as faes
- Kylie Galen
Vampires (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark); via Enhanced Hearing
- Della Tsang
- Burnett James
- Chase Tallman
Faes (Shadow Falls/Shadow Falls: After Dark); via Empathy
- Derek Lakes
- Holiday Brandon
Maggie (Twilight Saga)
Charles (Twilight Saga)
Bene Gesserit Truthsayers (Dune Series)

Live Television/Movies

Cognitive Interpreter (Alphas)
Rachel Pirzad (Alphas); via Enhanced Senses
Karl Pilkington (An Idiot Abroad); as Bullshit Man
Empaths (Charmed)
Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via Empathy
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
Sue Landers (Heroes)
Sylar (Heroes)
Hyde (Jekyll); via Enhanced Hearing and Smell
Kyle (Kyle XY)
Jessi (Kyle XY)
Confessors (Legend of the Seeker)
- Kahlan Amnell
Call Lightman (Lie to Me)
Vitto Montesino (Los Unicos)
Emma Swan (Once Upon A Time); not reliable when emotional
Geordi LaForge (Star Trek)
Veritas (Supernatural)
Clement MacDonald (Torchwood: Children of Earth); via his Supersmelling
CJ Ward (Tower Prep)
Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
Elijah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
Steve Jinks (Warehouse 13)

Video Games

Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney series); via Magatama
Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney series); via Justice Bracelet
Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa V3)
Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
Soul Dowser (Valkyrie Crusade)

Lie Detection

Contents

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Capabilities

Associations

Limitations