In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Lying”. Listen to them as they discuss the different types of lies people tell and why we lie. Which nations lie more than others? Which gender? Should one always be honest and what are the most common lies people tell? 

Which country lies the most

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/the-most-dishonest-country-is

https://nypost.com/2015/11/16/the-most-dishonest-country-is/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6875219/Australia-ranks-list-dishonest-countries.html

Why Children/teenagers lie or want to lie

https://raisingchildren.net.au/preschoolers/behaviour/common-concerns/lies#:~:text='white%20lie'.-,When%20do%20children%20start%20lying%3F,more%20at%204%2D6%20years.

https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/restoring-families/why-do-teenagers-lie/#:~:text=Teens%20Lie%20More%20Than%20Any,get%20away%20with%20it%20more.

The most common lies

https://www.lawyersmutualnc.com/blog/the-20-most-popular-lies-we-tell-every-day

White Lies by NATASHA TRETHEWEY

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58265/white-lies

Sonnet 138: When My Love Swears That She Is Made of Truth

https://www.poemhunter.com/william-shakespeare/

8 of History’s Most Destructive Lies

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/05/8-historys-destructive-lies/

Stoicism on lying

https://dailystoic.com/its-about-what-you-do-and-dont-do/

Shakespeare and Lies - the 7 degrees of lying

https://noshitshakespeare.tumblr.com/post/140859299194/the-seven-degrees-of-lying-in-as-you-like-it-by

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