Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on

Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on

Maria Konnikova
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.

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Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

American - Writer Born: 1984

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