Guilty? The length of your answer may give it away.
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It turns out liars and truth-tellers behave very differently when questioned.
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Lying can be more than just telling a few fibs. It can also be used to communicate social status and make a person appear loyal to a particular group.
With the American flag reflected in the teleprompter, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport on Sept. 30, 2020, in Duluth, Minn.
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Because dramatic tension fuels attention, Trump’s words work to generate tension, anxiety and conflict. We need to react with civility, care and calm to undo the cycle of attention and persuasion.
U.S. President Donald Trump has often been documented bullshitting. In a business setting, however, bullshitters can be harder to identify.
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Understanding the distinction between bullshit and lying is essential. We can reveal a lie by uncovering the truth, but dealing effectively with bullshit is more complicated.
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The UK government is introducing polygraph tests for convicted terrorists on probation.
The old joke says you can tell a politician is lying if his lips are moving.
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When a person or agency backed by the power and resources of the government tells a lie, it sometimes causes harm that only the government can inflict.
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Ethology, social psychology and criminology can help us understand why humans lie and why scammer scam.
‘I can’t believe I’m still here, either.’
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‘They might be a liar but at least they’re honest.’
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From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
A few things to know before you head out for a job interview.
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What makes an action ‘good’ or ‘evil’? And are there situations under which lying for a job interview might be justified?
A study found that asking young children aged three to four years to look at themselves in a mirror while asking them about a potential misdeed significantly increased their truth-telling.
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To tell a lie, a child must first understand that other people can have different beliefs and knowledge than they do, and that these beliefs can be false.
Cheating in games may have more to do with personality than with economic necessity, a new study finds.
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Why do even the rich cheat on their taxes? Roesearch suggests some people may be genetically predisposed to break the rules for their own financial gain.
You should see the one that got away.
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Online lies can often be easy to detect, by searching for images and phone numbers and exploring social media profiles. Some people lie anyway – and countless others take the bait.
If they ask, tell them the truth.
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Four out of five experts said no.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside of the White House.
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Any amateur politician can engage in lying. President Donald Trump is going further than that. He’s engaging in ‘post-truth’.
According to Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, everybody lies to preserve social relations.
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‘Everybody Lies’ author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why we tell the (sometimes disturbing) truth online
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In this episode of Speaking with, author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz explains why humans lie to each other, but often tell the internet the truth.
Does your body give away if you’re lying or not?
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It would be great to know for sure when someone is lying and when someone is telling the truth. But no technology that purports to do so is foolproof.
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‘For Petrov and Boshirov the interview has very high stakes – and throughout the interview they both appear very anxious and uncomfortable.’
The lies most people tell on dating apps do serve a purpose.
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Researchers analyzed troves of messages sent between matches and found that the fibs people tell are usually rational ones that serve a purpose.
“No, I didn’t eat any cake.”
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Children lying is rarely cause for concern and actually means your child is developmentally normal.