RE: Falseness
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Nature has selected us to be trustful at the first encounter, to consider that a person we meet for the first time is "natural until proven false" or "innocent until proven guilty". This natural propensity makes us vulnerable to those who'll know how to reinforce it: "Believe me, I'm always truthful " is the most powerful weapon for a liar.
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I think you are right. Unless there are very obvious signals that suggest a person is not truthful and our past experiences didn't teach us differently, we may be inclined to trust the words coming out from a stranger's mouth. Especially true while very young, thus the advice: "Don't talk to strangers!".
Liars who use this as a weapon are very good at dissimulating their intentions and acting naturally while lying to you. That's why this ability of ours to tell who's lying is not very reliable. But as I said, some people are better at it than others.