What’s a subtle sign that someone is completely full of sh*t, but most people don’t catch it right away?

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What’s a subtle sign that someone is completely full of sh*t, but most people don’t catch it right away?

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  1. UselessAndUnlovable Avatar

    Having a Reddit account

  2. LongjumpingPilot8578 Avatar

    The sneer smile- psychopath giveaway.

  3. task4z Avatar

    When they start every story with ‘Honestly…’ or ‘To be completely real with you…’ like damn, were you lying the rest of the time?

  4. Critical_Heat4492 Avatar

    They can’t shut up.

  5. Common_Mess_8635 Avatar

    They know a better source, have “heard differently”, ask a question just do they can answer it their way afterwards, basically a “know it all”… AHs

  6. True_Mycologist1919 Avatar

    If you know more a bout the subject the person is confidentially speaking about

  7. Aggro_Corgi Avatar

    Being an orange politician

  8. carnal_traveller Avatar

    When they answer questions no one asked

  9. RespectfulanPolite Avatar

    “this one time, ha ha i had this happen, omg it was so funny” laughs weirdly for 2 mins. “Ok this is what happened…”

  10. ProgressLocal1511 Avatar

    Always being the victim. I say this, recognizing that i fell into that for a while, too. It usually starts with bad things happening out of your control, but then it takes over your life, and you start blaming everyone else for the situations you continue to make worse. It sucks, because these people usually really do start as the victim of someone else, and then slowly start victimizing themselves (at least in my case). Don’t even realize how full of shit they are (at least, that’s how I was).

  11. No-Month502 Avatar

    I’m sorry but….

  12. NoAssistance7463 Avatar

    Oversharing. Bloviating. Volunteering too many life details unprompted.

  13. slice_of_pi Avatar

    Extreme levels of confidence on topics they clearly have a headlines-level grasp of.

  14. Translator2037 Avatar

    Every time one of these posts about lying or something comes up I see a bunch of people saying people that can’t stop talking or overshare people who never shut up or have to have an opinion are all liars.

    I have some pretty strong ADHD and people like me or other people who have different neurodivergent traits often replicate these tendencies. We are not liars we are just wired to talk like this and often yes people who are neurotypical end up finding things to not like or trust about us because of it and it causes a lot of issues for us. So I get really tired of hearing just because somebody speaks and socializes different than you than they have to be liars…

  15. WildBird3656 Avatar

    Constantly uses seemingly professional or “advanced” terms in speech, but never goes into details regarding these .

  16. Ok-Squash8044 Avatar

    EVERYONE seems to like them at first.

  17. Sanctuary12 Avatar

    In my experience, when an individual goes to great lengths to explain to you what kind of person they are, rather than letting you work that out for yourself by the way they behave, this usually means they are full of shit. They try to cultivate a specific image of themselves to everyone around them. They know it’s not a true image, but the false impression will allow them to get whatever it is they want from you. When someone introduces themselves and starts to literally tell you what they’re about, beware. Parasitic personality alert!

  18. Full-Improvement165 Avatar

    They only consider themselves and dont care about you.

  19. sufficientlyzealous Avatar

    Incapable of speaking on specifics. Gives it away every time.

  20. Forward_Coyote_1091 Avatar

    They only go by a nickname. Never used their real name.

  21. HSIOT55 Avatar

    When they wait until the person isn’t around to talk shit about them. Usually lies and exaggerations are made.

  22. Unique-Confusion- Avatar

    Using a lot of hyperboles and decisions tend to be made on “gut feel”

  23. True_Panic_3369 Avatar

    Everyone else in their life is a problem for them. Exes, family members, ex friends, the person at the bank, the retail worker, their boss, their coworkers etc. etc.

  24. ManchesterLady Avatar

    When they use scientific words as an argument for or against, but don’t back it up with plain language.

  25. eboody Avatar

    When they say “I know” all the time

  26. itswhereiam Avatar

    running FAST to the bathroom, especially in middle of a business meeting

  27. Ok-Metal-4719 Avatar

    They say “trust me”.

  28. DefOfAWanderer Avatar

    A “just asking questions” white guy with zero sources cited and usually with no constructive suggestions.

  29. jackofhearts_4u2c Avatar

    An extreme view on religion or spirituality. Online. When it’s clearly s show. A 20 year old female type in particular. You know the ones. “Divine.” And the baddie boss types.

    Absolutely not how life works in the real world.

  30. Tight_Tomorrow_3459 Avatar

    When peoples first reaction when you bring them is up is “oh they’re so nice and helpful” and when you ask for examples of those two things they draw a blank. They’re not nice and helpful, they’re good at selling themselves to convince you that they are.

  31. tc6x6 Avatar

    When they start a sentence with “if elected, I promise…”

  32. Ok_Nothing_9733 Avatar

    Needs to be in the spotlight as much as possible, constantly seeks opportunities to be center of attention or topic of discussion like it’s a drug

  33. Jarkside Avatar

    If they fail to mention the downside of something or if they rush on something that takes way more time than they are allotting.

  34. throwaway123454321 Avatar

    When they come into the ER complaining of abdominal pain and don’t mention until way later that they haven’t had a bowel movement in 2 weeks.

  35. H3r6K1n9 Avatar

    Seeks attention with their stories.

  36. Dazzling-Ball3287 Avatar

    They post on reddit.

    The vast majority of people posting on topics, is just people speculating. They think of an answer that sounds correct, they write it, without knowing the actual right answer.

    If you are an expert at your profession, read reddit posts about your profession. Nearly all of it is wrong.

  37. SouthHovercraft4150 Avatar

    Never admitting to mistakes or being humble in their knowledge of something. If they don’t show that they are willing to be wrong, they are more likely to be wrong and double down on their ignorance.

  38. Whole_Pizza_936 Avatar

    telling not showing; insecure articulations of language (suspiciously compromised intelligibility and speed) and frequent topic changes for example

  39. _thatsmypurseIDKU Avatar

    When someone says that they don’t really have any long-lasting friendships but you’ve experienced them being social and friendly. And they just say that in the past, friends would act one way and then act a whole different way the next… never really looking inward and asking themselves WHY that pattern keeps repeating

  40. jessa8484 Avatar

    Subtle put downs.

  41. lilych0u Avatar

    they never answer questions directly. instead of giving a straight response, they throw in vague statements, change the subject, or just talk in circles. it’s their way of dodging anything that could expose them.

  42. shawnzy83 Avatar

    “He’s a story topper Jerry, a story topper.”

  43. BecomingJudasnMyMind Avatar

    Noticing they are a fan of eating food.

    That’s a pretty good sign they’re full of shit.

  44. Smash_Nerd Avatar

    When they claim to have knowledge on literally every topic that gets brought up. And when you press them on an inaccuracy they’ll go back and redefine what they said to have it not as inaccurate.

  45. RhubarbFull2078 Avatar

    Their stories are always unbelievable, they avoid eye contact, they get vague when being questioned, and their tone and mannerisms scream “give me attention but don’t question me”

  46. SubstantialPressure3 Avatar

    Dropping as many technical terms as possible.

    Always having a crazy story where they are absolutely not at fault/the hero.

    Talking about money and expensive purchases all the time and never having any money to cover basics.

  47. darthshaver Avatar

    Anyone who quotes dialogue extensively when recounting something is lying.

  48. Algaean Avatar

    If only it was subtle, with some people!

  49. defdac Avatar

    Lack of nuances in what is told.

  50. Hazard___7 Avatar

    When they never say “I don’t know.” or “I didn’t know that.”

  51. Eun__seo Avatar

    If someone gossips negatively about others to you, there also gonna gossip about you to others. Massive red flag

  52. tkzxjhm4 Avatar

    Expert-level at everything. Unreasonably loud, talks over others. Listens to respond rather than to understand. Forgets entire conversations or events because of inward focus. Regularly has issues with other people, but it’s always the other person at fault. Regularly tries to “game” the system, as if they have cheat codes for life that no-one else has.

    These people often know they’re full of it, but they don’t know how else to be. They fake it, but they never make it.

  53. Legend-Of-Crybaby Avatar

    I came from a family of bullshitters. So for me it’s as simple as a lack of humility that I look for.

    Even when you know a lot about a subject, it starts to be the creativity that stands out. Creativity that even children can muster. So you kind of start to look at the world with amazement, humility and open eyes.

    I think they try to get people to echo sentiments about themselves, and as a consequence care deeply about what others think. They may say “I don’t care what others think!” but if you look at their behaviors you can easily tell they care about to deeply because their time is invested in endeavors that appear deep but are in reality shallow, they are betting that all the people are out of the water can’t tell. And usually they know what they’re doing.

    They have been at it since very young.

    This shows us that they are comfortable with manipulation, because they constantly manipulate others perception.

    And also dishonesty.

    And also want to appear confident because humans seem to respond to confidence almost subconsciously (citation needed).

    Sometimes people who know a lot have an ego. But the people I have worked with like that actually held our projects back. So please check your egos at the door. I wouldn’t say that they are necessarily full of shit–it isn’t 0 or 100–just that it seems as though they are comfortable with some level of shit to provide a cushion for their ego’s.

    I recently used some shit to protect my ego. We all can pretend, go with the flow. I gave a speech and I hesitated from sharing a detail that made me look bad. It was in the moment and later on I regretted it. In that moment I was full of shit! I do not want to operate like that, to be honest. But I did it anyhow.

    Grateful this question forced me to think about that a little bit more.

    But really, from my perspective, I think this boils down to insecurity. But that is deeply colored by my perception. When I feel insecure, when I have felt the most insecure, is when I have lied. But that is not a deep thought. Perhaps there are other times. I would love to know what others have written about this.

  54. nickyurick Avatar

    subtle one upping. It snowballs fast and they can’t keep track of who heard which thing and what thier “roommate” was named in that version.

    but at first it sounds totally plausible, whatever the thing is at the time

  55. According-Rhubarb715 Avatar

    They can’t answer simple questions on whatever topic they are 🐂💩ing about.

    Here are some ideas to catch them:

    They claim they are into a specific artist:

    • Ask them to name their favorite artworks/songs from said artist.

    They are into a sport?

    • When was the last time they played? Would they mind if you joined?

    They are into literature?

    • What’s their most recent read?

    You see the idea. If they are not real they won’t be able to answer simple questions… and you’ll know!

  56. Puzzledlama43 Avatar

    Well, when they run to the bathroom with both hands behind them it’s often safe to say they are what you said