ATF body language expert dissects Jones’ interview

Earlier this week Jon Jones gave an exclusive interview to FOX Sports about his recent drug test failure for cocaine. Yahoo took an interesting approach to have a body language expert analyze the interview:

The following is Driver’s analysis of the video:

Red flag 1

When [Jones] answers that, no, he did not use cocaine from the time he took the [positive] test to the fight, he responds with a strong denial. He says, ‘No. No, I did not.’ This is the best denial and is often heard from honest people, Driver explains. However, we then see a smile. This is called ‘duping delight’ and this is indicative of someone who is being deceptive. This indicates to me there’s something he’s not saying here.

Red flag 2

When asked how often he’s done cocaine, he responds that he experimented in college, “but that’s really it, you know?” This is what we call ‘squishy language,’ and it’s indicative that there’s again something he’s not saying, Driver points out. Instead [if he were being absolutely forthright] he should’ve simply said, ‘I experimented with cocaine in college,’ then stopped talking.

Red flags 3 and 4

When he said that the cocaine he has done was done, ‘Mainly just in college…’ Another deceptive red flag popped up. Both the words ‘mainly’ and ‘just’ indicate that there is more than what he’s telling us. Plus, then he does a shoulder shrug, which means he’s uncertain. If he’s telling us the truth, what’s he uncertain about?

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