A New Way to Expose a Liar and Cut Through the Cover-Up

When it comes to a person who lies, most people will continue to lie even harder to do anything they can to cover up their previous lies so that they are not exposed. When it comes to lying, people will act to maximize their own benefit, especially when they are in public.

Once one lie is told, it is followed by another lie to cover up the previous lie, which is another level of deception that is added. Eventually, the exposure risk has increased, as well as the extent to which the actual truth than becomes distorted.

Key Takeaways:

• Lying is a tar pit for the liar, who must frequently create new and more elaborate lies to cover up and reinforce the first.
• But adding more layers of deception only increases the liar’s fear of getting caught and their panicky actions.
• Data shows that a tendency to not be transparent increases as financial data skews to one’s favor.

“Indeed, what makes lying even harder to detect is the fact that liars do everything they can to cover up their lies if someone threatens to expose them.”

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References:

• Psychology Today (Website)
• WIRED (YouTube Channel)