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30 Times People Got Busted For Their Crystal-Clear Lies And Others Shared Them In This Group
Nobody is innocent when it comes to exaggerating things we’ve seen, heard, or participated in. Like, that smashing b-day party of yours in an abandoned castle that got everyone talking. Except that it was your uncle’s porch and the only guests were your twin cousins from Wyoming.
We’ve all been there, done that, but sometimes things go from exaggerated to plain made-up in an instant. And there’s a subreddit called r/thatHappened dedicated entirely, as its description says, to “true stories that are 100% true and actually happened.” You get the sarcasm.
As for evidence, the 1.3 million members of the community are sharing screenshots of people lying their hearts out with a straight face. Trust me, the result is totally hilarious.
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Classmate Calls Out Dipsh**
It’s True, I Was The Box Of Tampons
Ultimate Survival Mode
All humans possess the ability to lie: it’s something we’re born with and we die with. One study published in the Journal of Basic and Applied Social Psychology found that 60 percent of people can’t go 10 minutes without telling a lie. At the same time, another study published by the American Psychological Association suggested that lying less was linked to better average health, both mental and physical.
So, why on earth do we lie, then? To find out, Bored Panda reached out to Traci Brown, a fraud-busting body language expert. It turns out, "we learn the benefits of lying when we’re little, like protecting ourselves from punishment or to get what we want. Situations have more gravity as we get older and lying can protect our relationships or even millions in fraud theft,” Traci explained.
Ya Cause Being Asleep In Your Car Means You’re In College!
Baby Boomers, Gosh
Forgot To Mention, We Both Have Amnesia
Sometimes, we lie just to make other people around us feel good about themselves, so not all lies are inherently bad. But it turns out that “people who tend to lie frequently do for a couple of reasons: survival or they can't tell the difference between truth and a lie.”
Traci said that mental illness can also be the reason for an urge to lie. “It runs the scale from narcissism to psychopaths. And these folks make up about 15% of the population.”
And The Trainer Was Fired
Invited To Teach Sex Ed Because Of Immense Experience
What Magazine Has A Full Map And A Picture Of Jesus?
Lying big always starts from simple steps, aka lying small. First, as kids, we learn to tell pro-social lies, like telling your grandma you like that new hand-knit sweater she gave you on Christmas when, in fact, you can’t even look at it.
According to this study from the journal Nature Neuroscience, “when people tell small lies, the brain becomes desensitized to the pang of guilt that dishonesty usually causes.”
The more little pro-lies we give, the less guilt we feel, and the more it snowballs into bigger lies that suddenly become way easier. In some cases, people get so used to falsifying or fabricating things that they start believing their lies. At some point, it turns into habit and it becomes incredibly hard to quit for good.
And Then, The Vaccines Gave Everyone Autism
NASA Employee Giving Out Top Secret Info
Laced Her Feet And Didn’t Notice
She Was On Superhearing Cruiselines
Sorry, What The Hell Did I Just Read?
Ah yes, because chickens that aren't slaughtered in your backyard, but come prepackaged to the store from somewhere else, are all grown on trees and plucked from the branches when ripe...
In The Jungle, The Mighty Jungle The Lion Claps Tonight
This Is Probably The Worst One I Have Ever Seen In The Wild
Medical Expert Here
Yeah, Okay Buddy
Delusional Tall Man Thinks Women Openly Drool Over His Phenomenal Height
The scary part is some dudes are really so deranged, they'll mistake any kind of old look (even disgust) for lust. I had a dude follow me home from the subway one day asking for a date. I'd been staring at him on the subway because he was fat, ugly and looked like he hadn't showered in a week and he apparently mistook that for interest on my part!!
Sure Buddy
When They Have Tests In Kindergarten
And Then The Sales Went Up $500%
And Then Everyone Clapped
Thousands of doctors, medical officials, scientists, reputable organisations, and other experts, asking you to wear a mask is considered “fake news,” yet the claim of one "nurse" is suddenly considered a universal opinion? And speaking of which, we are here to deal with facts, not opinions.
Didnt Miss A Word
Sucking Out The Venom
Schools Sure Are Conscious Of Students' Music Tastes Nowadays
3-Year-Old Is Wiser Than Us All
Her Bio Says She's 21
Hmmm
Then Everyone Ripped Off Their Masks And Bras
Amen... Amen.....
I'm sure it is god's way of telling you it's time to buy a new flag.
How Do People Honestly Believe This?
Female Nurses Love Pulling The Plug On Ugly People
Teacher Drinks Hat
Nostalgia Is A Valid Point To Grading Someone Apparently
In His Mouth?
Warning: Vaccines Make You Magnetic
Found The Origins Of “And Everyone Clapped”
Supervegan Strikes Again!
Haha This Teacher Is So Cool And Funny
New Mcdonalds Burger "The Mclie"
Goldmine
Company Has Absolutely No Way Of Tracking A Severely Overpaid Employee
I’m Soooooooo Convinced That A Cop Would Go Drinking On Duty And Tell Someone While Driving
“I Beat Usian Bolt’s World Record In High School And Never Told Anyone”
Imagine Thinking Anyone Would Believe You
If that convo had really happened, it'd only b coz the pilot was yanking ur chain. Surprisingly enough they also let u into the cockpit against all regulations. Knowing smiles all round.
Public School Isnt That Crazy
All Three Came Down With Autism Within Hours Of Getting Vaccinated
Ah yes, the new autism quick test, diagnosing people within hours! How dumb do these people think we are? Diagnosing autism takes months.
Hole Punch Jesus
Why Do Anti Vax Always Make Up Crap Like This?
What A Weird Friggin Thing To Say
Apparently Costco Is Not Enforcing Their Own Mask Policy Let Alone A Statewide Mandate
Straws At Disneyland
Guy Carries Pocket Constitution Through Airport Security Checkpoint, Doesn't Need To Show Tsa Agent His Id
Siri Destroys Science Teacher
Smart Ppl Don’t Boast About How Smart They Are
Never Thought I’d See This On My Own Feed But Sure Dude, I’m Sure The Doctor Really Said That
Oh Really?
This Is Literally Not Even How Pokemon Go Works
I Will Never Understand The Trend Of Making Stuff Up Your “Kids” Say On Social Media
*Proceeds To Take Picture Of Teacher*
I Swear Anti-Maskers On Twitter Are A Goldmine
Whoops, Accidental Meth
Back in my time in chemistry class I turned lead into gold like ALL THE TIME. What the hell do I do with all that gold. Got nicknamed Midas in school ><
The Pilots Name? Obama
This Sounds Like Middle Schooler Type Material
These Boyfriends Truly Are Rich
Oh I’m Sure That’s Exactly What Happened
Came Across This In Twitter
Your Doctor Gets Paid To Lie To Your Parents
And that's how we'll never get rid of stupidity and some deseases
That Marine Showed Him!
What A Weird Thing To Lie About
Anti Vaxxer, Nurse And Doctor
Who The F Says “She Is So Cognitive”??
Free Frosty If You Work Hard!
Family Drama All Like
My 11 Year Old Cousin Just Sent Me This Unironically
That’s Like $1500 Worth Of Games
Imagine Quitting Over Camo Pants
Nerdy Girls Unite
Pyramid Scheming Mom Teaches Her Kid Magical Thinking
Gummy Girl
Clearly The Cause Of Corona And Riots
Move Over, Shakespeare
Aight Sure
Most 15 year old children have these dreams. Nothing to worry about.
Cocaine Is One Heck Of A Drug
I’m Sure You Did Pal
Ah Yes, Our Generation Is Truly Doomed
Yeah Ok Netflix
Does Homeboy Not Have Parents Or A Bladder?
Because Someone Taped Underneath A Desk Is Super Easy To Miss
Big Jeans
It’s True! I’m The Notebook!
I Finally Get To Post Here!
She sounds like the kind of woman who thinks sexism against girls is mysogyny/toxic masculinity, while sexism against boys is being a brave independent woman.
Man, She Sure Showed Him!
Oh For God's Sake
Yes, This Is How Siri Works
I feel like this could possibly be true, siri does accidentally send texts sometimes...
Did They Clap Too?
The theater grew quiet..yeah, it was very noisy for half the movie.
The #1 Indicator Of Being Vegan
More like the Barista said: Are you a Vegan? Vegan: Yes! How did you know? Barista: Because you haven't f**king shut up about it since you walked through the door
It's honestly sad to see adults or even teenagers making up tall tales like that for attention. This behaviour is only normal for preschoolers and part of a child's development, but definitely not healthy and normal for anyone over the age of 10.
I agree! It's crazy to believe anyone would just straight-out lie like this, especially when they promote dangerous or untrue behavior and ideas. Like anti-vaxxers and flat-earthers.
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Some of these have been taken seriously and have been featured multiple times on Bored Panda before...
It's honestly sad to see adults or even teenagers making up tall tales like that for attention. This behaviour is only normal for preschoolers and part of a child's development, but definitely not healthy and normal for anyone over the age of 10.
I agree! It's crazy to believe anyone would just straight-out lie like this, especially when they promote dangerous or untrue behavior and ideas. Like anti-vaxxers and flat-earthers.
Load More Replies... Some of these have been taken seriously and have been featured multiple times on Bored Panda before...
