http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/lying http://jezebel.com/tag/lying

We like to think that doctors are somehow superior to the rest of us. After all, doctor knows best, right? We want to believe that they are wiser, more skilled, more honest than we are—except a new survey finds that, in fact, they're not always as honest as you might think. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883608&view=rss&microfeed=true

Screaming at your toddler for finger-painting your computer won't deter future acts of deviant self-expression, but it will probably help her tell a more convincing lie in ten years about the missing vodka in your liquor cabinet. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5872824&view=rss&microfeed=true

In this age of online sleuthery, everyone's got a horror story about using the internet in uncovering how some guy they were dating lied and said he was a doctor when he was really a nurse, or said he was single when he was really married, or insisted he was a professional athlete when he was really Raffi. A class being offered in New York City promises to accelerate the ongoing investigation of the background of every man in America, giving women the tools, confidence, and unrelenting suspicion and paranoia they need in order to successfully terrify themselves out of any relationship. But we don't think the class goes far enough. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850528&view=rss&microfeed=true

A new study suggests that guys with wide faces are more likely to lie and cheat than their counterparts with narrower mugs. The explanation: power. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5818473&view=rss&microfeed=true

Peter Coffin has earned the ridicule of the Internet for (allegedly) making up a fake girlfriend and using "her" various social networking accounts to harass a model and tell racist jokes. He's still denying wrongdoing, but the whole scandal raises a question: why would somebody invent a fake girlfriend in the first place? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5785763&view=rss&microfeed=true

The masterminds at Westword bring us a hand-dandy flow-chart on the art of subterfuge. Or, as they call it, a "Forensic Psychology infographic." Never be played for a sucker again.

More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5778701&view=rss&microfeed=true

Mmm. Adultery to the tune of a three-way relationship with his wife and another male employee of his church. And it goes down nice and smooth. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5695654&view=rss&microfeed=true

On today's Nerve, there's an interesting story - about a couple bonded together by their compulsive lying. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5633043&view=rss&microfeed=true

Juliet Bridges and her husband are getting a divorce. Her future ex-husband hasn't been living in the family's home since Christmas—but her two children, ages 7 and 9, still don't know that he's never moving back in. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5584438&view=rss&microfeed=true

Despite the much-discussed prevalence of lies in intimate relationships, adults actually lie the most to the same person kids try to deceive: Mom. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5541483&view=rss&microfeed=true

A Toronto University study found 20% of two-year-olds lie, and that's a good sign. "Those who have better cognitive development lie better because they can cover up their tracks. They may make bankers later in life," said one researcher. [Telegraph] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5540900&view=rss&microfeed=true

•  Motorists in Italy are confused over a sign that reads "Attenzione Prostitute" and features an image of a big-breasted woman in high heels. There have been complaints that the sign's meaning is ambiguous. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5508059&view=rss&microfeed=true

Nearly two years after Moe (and everyone else) criticized Lori Gottlieb's advice to just settle for Mr. Maybe, Gottlieb came back. And so did her critics, and some evidence showing why exactly her advice is crap. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5455439&view=rss&microfeed=true

Caster Semenya had her gender tested before her 800 m win in August, her coach now says — but she was told the test was for doping. "I'm so sorry for the part I played," says the coach. [Mirror] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5354533&view=rss&microfeed=true

Newsweek's Raina Kelly is "sick of moral absolutism," and says a healthy marriage includes a little lying. We were skeptical — until we remembered all the lies we've told in relationships. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5347151&view=rss&microfeed=true

Over on Strollerderby, there's a post called "14 Lies Parents Need to Stop Telling Their Kids." You're not supposed to say that the cat "ran away" when she was actually run over. Telling your kid she's "the prettiest girl in the world" can't be true, because, writes Cole Gamble, "The law of averages makes it mathematically impossible." Also? "Just tell me the truth and you won't get in trouble" is almost always a lie; and don't even start with Santa, the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy. So, of course, we were forced to think about the lies our parents told us. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5025447&view=rss&microfeed=true

Ever lie to your significant other? Does s/he ever lie to you? According to a new survey by the esteemed scientists at Harlequin Romance, one in two American men and women have lied to get out of a date. (What do you use? An old friend is in town, I think I've got the flu, I have to work late?) The study also found that 61% of men think it's okay to lie when a woman asks "does this make me look fat?" (Something you should really never ever ask anyone. I think that just saying the word "fat" puts it in the person's head and then they will always look at you that way.) And so while everyone thinks these little white lies are all well and good, you've got to wonder: Is lying a slippery slope? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5009757&view=rss&microfeed=true

Susan Shapiro Barash has written a new book called Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth About Why Women Lie. She posits that not only do women lie more than men, they're better at it, and are prone to "little white lies" to keep people happy and not step on any toes. Barash surveyed 500 women she found on Craigslist, (you know, where people never lie); she claims that 75% lie about how much money they spend, 50% harbor "mixed feelings about mothering and 60% cheated on their husbands. But Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, who blogs for Time, writes: "I have such a problem with each of these so-called findings." She thinks Barash is "perpetuating ugly stereotypes by painting one gender as innately deceitful." Ouch! More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=363713&view=rss&microfeed=true

So MSNBC.com has a lil' ol' survey up on its site right now on sex and lying. Ooooh!, your Jezzies thought, We love sex! We love lying! So we took the quiz ourselves to see how we compared against the other survey takers. The pressing questions we had to answer: How often do you fake an orgasm?; If you do, why?; Have you ever lied about the number of partners you've had?; If so, why?; Have you ever lied about having an STD?; Have you ever lied about using birth control?; If so, why?; Have you ever lied about being a virgin?; Do you have sexual fantasies you've never shared with your partner?; Have you ever lied to your partner about his or her abilities in the bedroom?; Have you ever lied about the size of your partner's genitals? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=315691&view=rss&microfeed=true