How Often Do We Lie?

Here are some interesting facts about lying:

• U.S. college students lie 50% of the time to our mothers.

• U.S. college students lie 77% of the time to strangers.

• We lie 33% of the time with our romantic partners.

• Men and women lie equally, but women are better at detecting if someone is lying .

• We lie the most on the telephone but the least on the internet, but find it easier to lie on the internet.

• We can detect if someone we know is lying to us on the telephone better than face-to-face.

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How Often Do We Lie?