Common Types of Lies:
White Lies: Small, harmless untruths often used to avoid embarrassment or hurt feelings.
Omission Lies: Withholding information that is relevant to a situation, effectively creating a false impression.
Fabricated Lies: Making up entirely false information, often to deceive or manipulate.
Misinformation: Spreading inaccurate or misleading information, potentially with malicious intent.
Statistical Lies: Using statistics in a way that misrepresents the truth or exaggerates results.
Lies of Justification: Using false or misleading information to excuse or justify an action.
Self-Deception: Lying to oneself to avoid confronting uncomfortable truths.
Concealment: Withholding information to hide something, often with the intent to deceive.
Exaggeration: Overstating facts or events to make them seem more impressive or significant.
Misleading Statements: Using ambiguous language or half-truths to give the impression of truth while still being deceptive.
Pathological Lying: A pattern of lying that is excessive and persistent, often to gain attention or control.
Falsification: Presenting false information as if it were true.
“The denial of Global Warming is a convenient catastrophic lie.”
