Few people would likely say they enjoy being lied to, however many have arguably been deceived in one way or another. And while some lies might seem difficult to believe, others can be surprisingly convincing, especially if the liar is skilled enough not to start laughing at the worst possible time.
Redditor ‘WattAtWork’ has recently started a discussion about lies among members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community. They asked them what has been the biggest lie they’ve ever fallen for, and fellow netizens shared all sorts of stories, ranging from funny to pretty upsetting, and everything in between. If you want to see what kind of webs netizens have found themselves trapped in, scroll down to find their answers on the list below to find out.
Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interviews with the redditor ‘WattAtWork’ themselves, as well as professor in the department of educational and counseling psychology at McGill University and author of the book The Truth About Lying: Teaching Honesty to Children at Every Age and Stage, Dr. Victoria Talwar.
Read More: “If You Tell Me The Truth I Won’t Get Mad”: 30 Netizens Share The Biggest Lies They Fell For
#1
"We value you as our employee and the people working here are most important to us".
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#2
If you tell me the truth I won't get mad.
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#3
Going to college will guarantee your future success.
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#4
That suppressing your feelings makes you a "man.".
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#5
Life is easier after you grow up.
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#6
"we support a healthy work life balance"Btw manditory overtime everyday this week.
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#7
That each second between lightning and thunder is a mile. It was in my 3rd year of my physics degree before I learned my entire life was a lie. It's 5 seconds per mile btw.
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#8
If you work hard and save you can own the American dream.
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#9
That focusing on education, rather than on developing social skills and meaningful connections, will be enough to lead a fulfilling and prosperous life.Thanks mom, you had the best intentions.
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#10
'I'm not having an affair, I think I'm asexual'.-- My ex Wife who certainly was having an affair, and not in the slightest bit asexual.
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#11
"He's just a friend, it doesn't mean anything. ".
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#12
“I’ll pay you back.”$9000 in the hole later… still haven’t been paid back.
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#13
My sister convinced me that I was adopted.
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#14
Decaf removed caffeine from my bodyETA: yall I know what it is, I believed decaf was a way to remove caffeine from the human body. BELIEVED.
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#15
I ignored my studies because I thought the world is gonna end in 2012.
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#16
That getting a Masters in a STEM field would get me a great salary job!
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#17
Ex wife telling me how disgusting cheaters are and how they are succumb of the earth. Guess why I am divorced.
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#18
"You're gonna scare the fish away shut up".
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#19
I was catfished for like a year because i was young and stupid.
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#20
I got told I love you by a girl I had a crush on once but apparently she loved everyone else too.
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#21
I convinced my sister that the word "Mormon" was a very bad word. I was 11.
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#22
When I was a kid, my siblings convinced me that Medusa lived in our attic.
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#23
“Would you like to buy a magazine subscription?”.
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#24
Once as a child they told me that in GTA Vice City there is a secret code for winter to appear, and I even wrote it on a piece of paper, and for a long time I thought that I was simply entering the cheat code incorrectly...
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#25
"Click this link for free ROBUX".
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