They:
- talk in generalities, avoid details, are repetitive
- don’t stick to one story
- use words that don’t match their body language (“trust your gut”)
- try to make truth-tellers look like idiots
- flatter and exaggerate
- create & fix small problems to distract attention from truth
- lose track of their lies
Source: “Russian Mafia Boss” – I don’t know who this actually is.