Decepticon 2026 announced! 📅 Join us on December 1–2, 2026 to dive deep into the science of deception. 📣 Call for abstracts now open – submission deadline, Sept 6th 2026: forms.gle/L9xbi8uPfAss... #Decepticon2026 #psychology #lie #deception #callforpapers

Unfortunately Lies and Allies on June 2nd has been postponed. We will be in touch via the mailing list about the next session. We are unable to check emails at the moment, please bear with us. Thank you for being such an awesome community

Unfortunately Lies and Allies on June 2nd has been postponed. We will be in touch via the mailing list about the next session. We are unable to check emails at the moment, please bear with us. Thank you for being such an awesome community

02 Jun is our last Lies and Allies until the new academic year (at least, in our part of the world!). Come join us for talks on deception in the age of AI (Mathivanan), the truth effect (Ingendahl) and deception in online dating (Tomas)! Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to receive the invite

Join us again for Lies and Allies and May 5th, 4pm UK time. This month, speakers explore corrupt collaboration, the role of temptation and self-control in dishonesty, and whether fMRI can be a forensic lie detector. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to get the official invite #deception

We see through April with talks around AI and dishonesty, moral pride and honesty in preschoolers, and work on eye tracking and facial analysis in the Dutch Police Force. NB: UK clocks have gone forward one hour: check how this affects you here: www.worldtimebuddy.com

March's Lies and Allies approaches! Come find out about deception in adolescence (Marie-Celene Gouwy), Children's decisions to lie (Joanna Płotnikowska), and the effect of oaths to be honest (Janis Zickfeld), March 3rd at 4pm UK time

March's Lies and Allies approaches! Come find out about deception in adolescence (Marie-Celene Gouwy), Children's decisions to lie (Joanna Płotnikowska), and the effect of oaths to be honest (Janis Zickfeld), March 3rd at 4pm UK time

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

🚀 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!

Deception Research Society@deceptionrs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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

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

Deception Research Society@deceptionrs.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

Deception Research Society@deceptionrs.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

Deception Research Society@deceptionrs.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

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

Deception Research Society@deceptionrs.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

Deception Research Society@deceptionrs.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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