I believe Hans Niemann is a pathological liar and needs therapy

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I’ve had the unpleasant honour of knowing multiple pathological liars throughout my life. They all had a childhood that consisted of frequently moving/changing schools, loneliness, and bullying. They learned to lie to gain interest and popularity when interacting with people as a method of self preservation. I’ve always had a “sense” of being able to see through the smoke and mirrors with these people and they all hated it because I was one of the few people they’d encountered who could call them out and prove it on most occasions. There are little things like the way the corner of his mouth raises or his lips slightly quiver, or a very small crack in his voice, or sometimes his eyes very subtly dart to the side while he’s making extra effort, seemingly concentrating very hard to maintain a poker face while saying something that I believe to very clearly be a lie. These things are the exact same nuanced patterns I’ve noticed in each and every pathological liar I’ve come across. I call it a “lying face” Maybe chess.com overshot on what their algorithms are truly capable of when it comes to investigating cheating in OTB games, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Hans Niemann is a liar, and he may not be capable of ever fully telling the truth. I’m aware that unfortunately what I’m saying can’t be substantiated with real evidence (lie detectors aren’t scientifically/legally backed) but, I do believe some people can have higher than normal abilities in detecting these things, and I think Magnus’s “sense” of Hans cheating is a similar yet somewhat different kind of “sense” for lack of a better word. I hope at least that Hans can get the kind of therapeutic support needed while he’s still young enough to have a positive impact psychologically.
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and 1 +1 = 3

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Ok?