The Traitors season 2 is airing soon and here's how to spot the signs of deceit

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The eagerly-anticipated second series of The Traitors begins on BBC One on January 3, with 22 contestants battling it out at a Scottish castle in the psychological game show that gripped viewers last year.

Claudia Winkleman will be back on hosting duties, the presenter promising "the ultimate game of treachery for a life-changing cash prize" in the first trailer for season two.In the first series - spoiler alert - three of the 'faithfuls' prevailed, managing to root out the three 'traitors' during roundtable discussions over the course of 12 episodes.

Aaron, Hannah and Meryl shared the £101,050 prize pot earned by completing team tasks along the way.Speaking at an event in May, executive producer Toni Ireland said "the game's going to be different" for season two, so we can expect some twists and turns along the way, but one thing's for certain: it's going to involve a lot of barefaced lies.Do you think you've got what it takes to triumph on The Traitors?

Could you tell a faithful from a fibber with one glance?One expert has given their hints and tips to spot a liar."It's actually notoriously hard to accurately tell if someone is lying," says psychologist Nova Cobban, founder of the Wuum app."We like to think that there are easy ways to tell, like looking in a certain direction when you lie, but these 'tells' can be affected by factors like whether you are left or right-handed, how you process and store information and they don't take into account neurodiversity." However, some people are better than others at maintaining a 'poker face' when they're telling porkies. "People who are very expressive are often the easiest to read," Cobban says. "You see every emotional change in their body language, their speech patterns