25 Types of Lies: Understanding Deception and How People Lie

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet… if not this article, of course!

Piotrmak Marko
20 min readApr 26, 2023

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Humans tend to lie for many reasons, but not all lies are the same, and understanding the different types can help us recognize the type of deception and protect ourselves, because it will be something that -It’s wrong to call someone a “liar” anyway. what kind of lies they tell. For example, we cannot compare a compulsive or therapeutic liar to someone who only lies. In the same way, as we would not call the person who stole the milk of his colleague a “thief” and the person who stole everything they could, it is good to explain what kind of liar he is — he is a liar. a petty thief, stealing a few things here and there, or a robber, robbing people of their trust, dignity and respect?

This article will examine 25 types of lies, from small “white lies” to serious and fraudulent accusations. We will also discuss the causes of these lies, which can be used by anyone regardless of age, gender or background.

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1 — Error/mistake

When a mistake becomes a

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Piotrmak Marko

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