I worked as a lifeguard on Lake Michigan for a couple of years.
Faking was pretty easy to spot. The people that were in real trouble always got a really stupid look on their faces - as in “Oh sh$%, I don’t know what to do!”
Sort of reminds me of the fake drowning scene from Sandlot.
>>The people that were in real trouble always got a really stupid look on their faces - as in Oh sh$%, I dont know what to do!<<
Kinda like an Obama voter who just realized there’s BS in the soup.