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  2. Pathological lying - Wikipedia

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    Normal lies are defensive and told to avoid the consequences of truth telling. They are often white lies that spare another's feelings, reflect a pro-social attitude, and make civilized human contact possible. [14] Pathological lying can be described as an habituation of lying: someone consistently lies for no obvious personal gain. [31]

  3. Truth-default theory - Wikipedia

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    Truth bias is people's inclination towards believing, to some degree, the communication of another person, regardless of whether or not that person is actually lying or being untruthful. [ 7 ] [ 3 ] It is human nature to believe communication is honest, which in turn makes humans highly vulnerable to deception. [ 3 ]

  4. From White Lies To Black Holes, Here Are 30 Times People Lied ...

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    Image credits: SurlyJason #2. Told some friends i knew a language i barley did. Ended up learning said language… Now im a language nerd because i just discovered my love for learning languages.

  5. False consensus effect - Wikipedia

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    Since the members of a group reach a consensus and rarely encounter those who dispute it, they tend to believe that everybody thinks the same way. The false-consensus effect is not restricted to cases where people believe that their values are shared by the majority, but it still manifests as an overestimate of the extent of their belief. [2]

  6. Fantasy-prone personality - Wikipedia

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    Fantasy-prone personality (FPP) is a disposition or personality trait in which a person experiences a lifelong, extensive, and deep involvement in fantasy. [1] This disposition is an attempt, at least in part, to better describe "overactive imagination" or "living in a dream world". [2]

  7. Illusory truth effect - Wikipedia

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    Repetition makes statements easier to process relative to new, unrepeated statements, leading people to believe that the repeated conclusion is more truthful. The illusory truth effect has also been linked to hindsight bias , in which the recollection of confidence is skewed after the truth has been received.

  8. Why Are Political Ads Allowed to Run Misinformation?

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    Broadcast networks can review and reject those ads if they believe the content is too objectionable. Cable networks can reject those ads and candidate ads too. It's something CNN did for a Donald ...

  9. “Why Should We Believe You?”: TikToker Sparks Debate After ...

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    The man, whose channel mainly revolved around preparing people for math exams before going viral, revealed what he called the “three biggest lies” about China circulating the internet: namely ...