Lies
Lies are everywhere and there is nowhere where there are more of them than on the Internet, on television, and on the radio where those who lie are veiled in anonymity or disguise and...
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Lies are everywhere and there is nowhere where there are more of them than on the Internet, on television, and on the radio where those who lie are veiled in anonymity or disguise and...
Facebook, X, and other social media hucksters have the world mired in a new era of brazen falsehoods and no accountability. “Says” has replaced “shows” in putting forth evidence of Truth, Justice, and the...
Genres offer writers ways to create content and help them connect with readers. Modern purveyors of untruths use them to create deception. I am told that liars learn to lie by copying and practicing...
Lying is everywhere and it is most dangerous when we least expect it, like when liars spread lies in meaningless hype and self-promotion as paid advertisers and entrepreneurs or in podcast as hosts ready...
Just Make Stuff Up Lies, White Lies, and Abusing Numbers It’s all in how you look at it (e.g., it is easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission)? How can there be bad...
“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”― Friedrich Nietzsche Deny Refuse to Acknowledge, Accept, or Tell the Truth …I did not have sexual relations...
“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”― Walter Langer Repackage Deceive with a Sandstorm of False Statements or Meaningless Numbers It’s not complicated. Phone company claiming...
“There is no easier way to lie than with a social media lead. There are no greater bastions of deception and deceit, no places where white collar lies and false advertising are more common...
When I was young, all I ever thought about was what I didn’t have and wanted, never about what I had and did not need. When I grew old, all I ever thought about...
When consumers see or hear an advertisement, whether it’s on the Internet, or television, or anywhere else, federal law says that ad must be truthful, not misleading, and, when appropriate, backed by scientific evidence...