The Person Becomes Overly Defensive. Denial is a common reaction when an innocent person is accused, which is why liars will sometimes attempt to deny your accusations. The catch, though, is that because they're acting, their denials tend to be over the top.

What is a normal reaction to being falsely accused?

Unfortunately, your natural reaction will make people think you did it. People who are falsely accused tend to get angry--which makes others believe that they are indeed guilty. Those are the highly frustrating results of a new study from researchers at Harvard.

What do you do when someone accuses you of something you didn't do?