The concept of truth feels particularly bleak in 2025. Government leaders deploy up-is-down narratives at an exhausting clip. Online worlds drip with artificial intelligence-generated slop that ...

Using generative AI for lie detection is either a tremendous benefit to humanity or the worst mistake we might ever make. In today’s column, I am going to closely explore a stimulating question about ...

Q: Is it okay to lie (a little) on your résumé? A: I would hope that the answer to this question is obvious, but perhaps not. Lying in some form, whether it’s inflating your job title or experience, ...

So you told a friend you had to leave her party early because of a big meeting in the morning, though in reality, you just couldn't wait to run home to binge "Bridgerton" on your couch. Or, you told a ...

It’s time for PolitiFact’s readers to make their case for the annual Lie of the Year. And this year, we’re changing things up. PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood ...

Popular culture is fascinated with the ability to detect liars. Lie detector tests are a staple of police dramas, and TV shows such as Poker Face feature “human polygraphs” who detect deception by ...