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Have you ever been texting with your crush and had a sneaking suspicion he wasn't being totally up front with you? Well, now there's a scientific way to tell if he's lying—sort of.

A recent study from Brigham Young University found that when people are lying, it takes them 10 percent longer to respond to a text—and they make more edits than usual.

But since 10 percent isn't a huge number, you may only be able to tell if something's up if your guy typically responds to texts instantly. (Past research has found that people are much more likely to lie via text than face-to-face. See: Catfish.)

Another way to catch someone in their lie: Just use your gut! BYU also found that humans can accurately detect a lie about 54 percent of the time. So rougly half the time, you already know when someone is lying!

Tell us: What methods do you use to sniff out if someone isn't being totally honest via text? Do you have any sneaky tricks you swear by?

Sound off in the comments on how you spot a texting liar!

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