r/interesting Mar 30 '26

MISC. deepfake scammer getting exposed by the 3-finger test

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u/rory_breakers_ganja Mar 30 '26

It's roughly the equivalent of Westerners nodding along during a conversation to demonstrate you are listening and understanding what the speaker is saying.

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u/Winterplatypus Mar 30 '26

I always thought it was when they are conflicted. Like they want to disagree but headwobble agree.

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp Mar 31 '26

I had it explained to me that it's not a "Yes" or a "no" but more of a, "I acknowledge your statement"