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Deception Detection Lab
Business Consultants

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Welcome to our Blogs
At DDL, our Blog explores recognising and understanding deceit in various contexts. Our Analysts apply FSLA, showcasing its transferable knowledge, and we examine psychological cues and recent research to help readers identify dishonesty. We highlight relevant events for personal, business, and corporate interests, aiming to foster critical thinking and raise awareness about truth and deception in daily interactions.
Join us as we unravel the science behind deceit and enhance your ability to discern fact from falsehood.

Crime
DDL Blogs related to news - either current or historical about Crime, Policing, Law Enforcement, Criminals, Justice, Inmates, victims, injustice, miscarriages of justice, Courts, Solicitors and more.


The Trap was in the Words
The Trap was in the words. By Ayleen Charlotte for DDL

DDL Ltd
Nov 132 min read


Constructing a Financial Foundation?
According to a BBC News article published on Thursday, 14th August 2025, a builder accused of defrauding customers of more than £2m denies his business was nothing but a pyramid scheme.

DDL Ltd
Aug 172 min read


Deception Detection Lab and Ayleen Charlotte of Netflix’s ‘The Tinder Swindler’: How I Was Manipulated by Words
Today Deception Detection Lab and Ayleen Charlotte publish our first in a series of blogs about Romance Fraud.
Ayleen highlights a number of linguistic elements used by The Tinder Swindler to gain her confidence and control her.

DDL Ltd
Aug 73 min read


Deception Detection Lab and Ayleen Charlotte of Netflix’s ‘The Tinder Swindler’ Announce a Strategic Collaboration
The Language of Deception: How Words Can Break Us by Ayleen Charlotte
How is it possible that we fall in love through words? That a few carefully chosen sentences can make us feel pressure, trust, fear—or even hand over all our money? The linguistic power behind online scams has always fascinated me.

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Aug 52 min read


The Language of Lies: How Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis (FSLA) Powers True Crime Podcasts
True crime podcasts have exploded in popularity and for good reason. They take us into the minds of criminals, through courtroom drama, and behind closed doors of investigations.

DDL Ltd
Jun 132 min read


Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis in Action: The JPMorgan vs. Charlie Javice Case
In 2023, having purchased Charlie Javice’s company ‘Frank,’ JPMorgan filed a lawsuit alleging that Javice paid a data scientist professor $18,000 to contrive a list of more than 4 million fake student names in order to convince them of its value and to purchase the company for $175 million.

DDL Ltd
Jun 113 min read


AI vs. Human Expertise in Investigations: Who Should You Trust with Language?
In today's rapidly evolving investigative landscape from law enforcement to finance, banking, and corporate compliance Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly prominent role

DDL Ltd
Jun 104 min read


How Forensic Statement & Linguistic Analysis (FSLA) Is Helping Solve Cold Cases - with DDL
In the realm of criminal investigation, words can be as revealing as fingerprints.

DDL Ltd
Jun 92 min read


Love, Lies, and Language: How Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis Exposes Romance Fraud
In the age of dating apps and digital intimacy, love has never been more accessible or more vulnerable to deception

DDL Ltd
Jun 82 min read


The Death of Ellen Greenberg Part 2: What Language Tells Us That Evidence Cannot Ignore
Deception Detection Lab first posted about the death of Ellen Greenberg on the 10th February 2025.

DDL Ltd
May 123 min read


The Plot to Kill Holly Willoughby
‘I’m Not Gonna Lie’: What Gavin Plumb’s Words Reveal About His Intentions

DDL Ltd
May 83 min read


Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis (FSLA) in Insurance: Uncovering the Truth Behind The Claims
How DDL uses FSLA to help identify Insurance Fraud

DDL Ltd
May 73 min read


How Forensic Statement and Linguistic Analysis Protects UHNW and HNW Clients
In the world of Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs), discretion, accuracy, and trust are essential.

DDL Ltd
May 63 min read




Confession or Admission?
Confession or Admission?
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby announced he was stepping down from his role...

DDL Ltd
Apr 12 min read


Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Red Paint Incident before Rematch between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan

DDL Ltd
Mar 283 min read


Hiding in plain Sight? Part 2 - The Karen Matthews 999 Call – Our Analysis (DDL Blog on using FSLA in Emergency calls)
DDL Blog on how our FSLA experts can assist in Emergency 999/911 calls in detecting deception - Hiding in Plain Sight? The Karen Matthews 999 Call - Our Analysis

Deception Detection Lab
Mar 34 min read


Hiding in Plain Sight? Part 1 - The Karen Matthews 999 Call
DDL Blog using FSLA for deception detection in 999 call -
'Hiding in Plain Sight? The Karen Matthews 999 Call

Deception Detection Lab
Feb 283 min read


‘You See but you do not Observe’ (DDL Blog - how FSLA can be used for Police Investigations)
DDL Blog - How we use FSLA to help in Law Enforcement investigations - Murder of School Girl. Truth hidden in plain sight.

Deception Detection Lab
Feb 172 min read


The Death of Ellen Greenberg
Our blog today covers the death of Ellen Greenberg in 2011.

Deception Detection Lab
Feb 103 min read
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