--- description: Take advantage of technology title: How to Get People to Be More Honest With You image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt826941b43f76731d/69877887524fc00de2debc04/computer-hack-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Psychology](/tag/psychology/) ## Psychology Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Get People to Be More Honest With You by [Eric Barker](/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2015 4:01 AM CUT  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME by [Eric Barker](/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 9, 2015 4:01 AM CUT Might want to Skype more often. People lie more often via text message. We’re more honest via video than we are in the other mediums tested — including in face to face. Via [Science Daily](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125131120.htm "undefined"): --- > “” --- And I found this surprising: --- > “” --- **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/01/do-we-lie-more-when-we-text-which-medium-make/ "undefined")**_._** **Join over 215,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://eepurl.com/o6uAD "undefined")**.** Related posts: [How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/ "undefined") [How To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior Expert](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/10/how-to-get-people-to-like-you/ "undefined") [New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/09/be-more-successful/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4067044/relationship-honesty/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4067044/relationship-honesty/"},"headline":"How to Get People to Be More Honest With You","datePublished":"2015-10-09T04:01:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:46:26.989Z","description":"Take advantage of technology","url":"https://time.com/4067044/relationship-honesty/","keywords":["Psychology","relationships","Skype"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt826941b43f76731d/69877887524fc00de2debc04/computer-hack-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Barker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt826941b43f76731d/69877887524fc00de2debc04/computer-hack-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIME.com stock photos Computer Hack","caption":"TIME.com stock photos Computer Hack","creditText":"Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/psychology/","name":"Psychology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4067044/relationship-honesty/","name":"How to Get People to Be More Honest With You"}}]}] ```