How to make anything you do sound suspicious: be mostly specific. I.e. "Yes. I bought this with legal, tender, money that was acquired legally." "I met with a friend who is alive." "I went to the still standing, not burned home of my enemies."
Humanity's greatest flaw is its penchant for self-delusion; the ability of humans to convince themselves of anything, regardless of reality, and its resistance to change opinions when presented with evidence due to confirmation bias.