Lying
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Lying is saying something is true when you know that it is not.
Different kinds of lies:
- Deception, tricking someone into believing something with a lot of lies over a longer period. "The cult members were deceived by their leader."
- Distortion, getting rid of or adding details to a fact. If a scientist says that "The medicine is safe in small amounts", a drug company can distort it and say "The scientist says the medicine is safe".
- white lies, telling a small lie make people feel better or for other reasons which do not harm anybody or anything. If you say to someone that "Your dress is lovely!" even if you do not really like their dress, it's a white lie (but see sarcasm).
- Exaggeration, saying that something is more or less than it really is. "I didn't eat breakfast before class, I almost starved to death." (you were very hungry, but not actually close to dying). Also used in tall tales; "Our hero was three meters tall and strong as an elephant!" (making a story more fantastic).