Deception Research Society

Our next Lies and Allies is tomorrow (Tue): info below

Nov 3rd we have work on the truth effect, promoting honesty in children, and military deception. We are at the usual UK time, but please be aware of the change of time zone in the UK. Double-check your time zone difference: timeanddate.com/worldclock/c…

In a few minutes we will be kicking off our first Lies and Allies after the Summer break!

Aaand we're back! The first Lies and Allies meeting of 26-27 kicks off with talks on deception in online dating and emergency calls, and the pseudoscientific practices in fraud investigations. Oct 6th, 4-5pm UK time. Join the mailing list: info[at]deceptionresearchsociety.org

Deadline Approaching! Decepticon 2026 abstracts due on September 6th! Don't miss it. See below for details.

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/L9xbi8uPfAssxkP5A #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

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 us 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 & self-control in dishonesty, + whether fMRI can be a forensic lie detector. Email [email protected] to get the 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: 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

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 [email protected] to join

We are looking forward to the talks from the second day of our #Decepticon25 online conference! Join the mailing list to attend: [email protected]

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 [email protected] to join. Check your time zone here: tinyurl.com/42aun2pn

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

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

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