I wonder if that has any meaning to body language experts? She thought about her lie for a second, decided she should qualify it with the truth, and did so but her eyes were closed. Maybe just a normal facial expression for her, I don't know. I do know they told her to exalt and build up her family---but in the end she just couldn't go THAT far.
I know what you mean.
That would seem some sort of a tell. As you say, perhaps it’s not.
The statement itself was just strange.
I work at X restaurant, but I’ve never been in the place.