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We typically learn how to lie between the ages of 2 and 4. At that point, the ability to deceive is actually an important cognitive developmental milestone.

It indicates we realize that our thoughts are separate from others’ — we understand that we can’t read each other’s minds!

But that doesn’t mean we can just say whatever and get away with it. Push your false narratives too far, and you’ll get exposed. People aren’t dumb and will catch up. Plus, since we all carry cameras in our pockets and know how to take screenshots online, there will be receipts.

To remind everyone that confidence doesn’t always equal credibility, we put together some of the most satisfying times liars got caught in broad daylight.

#1

Oh Man, Got Burned

One-star review reply reveals restaurant not open and applicant not hired

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HF
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4 months ago

He Doug his own grave

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    #2

    A Review For A Local Gun Range

    Review and owner response about illegal gun purchase involving a felony conviction.

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    AtMostAFabulist
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    4 months ago (edited)

    This is how people get multiple guns they have no business being near.

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    #3

    During Lockdown A Guy Leaves A Bad Review For A Shop He Was Never Even At

    Online company response denying physical store after customer complaint about unmasked employees

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    Janelle Collard
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    4 months ago

    Oooo - Burn! 🔥🔥

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    #4

    Wow, The Worst Types Of People On Yelp

    Negative hair salon review and owner's ironic response

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    Sarah Belt
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    That's quite the fricking burn

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    #5

    Robbery

    One-star review calling venue thieves, owner explains underage alcohol rules and incident

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    Mike F
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Yer a moron, Carly.

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    #6

    Okay Karen

    Restaurant owner responds to fake negative review with harsh reply

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    AtMostAFabulist
    Community Member
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    4 months ago

    You are a sad, strange, little man and you have my pity.

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    #7

    On A Post About Trans People

    Social media exchange denying surgery claim on child, accusing lying about gender reassignment

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    azubi
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    I wish for a world where gender is as relevant as zodiac sign is for educated people.

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    #8

    One Word One Star Review Got Decapitated

    Owner replies to fake bad review by neighbor at Paris Jeweler restaurant

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    Simon Robyn
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Why thank you.

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    #9

    Review

    Online comment calling a venue worst and rip-off, venue replies it hasn't opened yet

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    AtMostAFabulist
    Community Member
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    4 months ago

    Yeah Jason!

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    #10

    Lying About Donating Bone Marrow

    Reddit post claiming bone marrow donation with comment exposing photo theft from an article

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    Deborah
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Why do people do things like this? I don't understand.

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    #11

    Choosing Beggar Angry About Being Kicked Out Of Cafe With Free WiFi For Bringing In Food From A Different Restaurant

    Customer complaint and owner response about cafe behavior and loyalty

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    DrBronxx
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Make a note in your dictionary, everyone. The definition of "loyal" should now be adjusted to "a***e of goods and/or services".

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    #12

    Just A 15 Yo Working At Louis Vuitton

    Reddit post discussing buying habits observed working at Louis Vuitton

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Because most women don't buy purses for their father. 🤷‍♀️

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    #13

    Tried To Pretend He Got Scammed In A Martial Arts School

    One-star review claiming money stolen, owner responds explaining attendance and refund policy

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    LinkTheHylian
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Being in a jiu-jitsu class surrounded by cops or being on Spaceball 1 surrounded by A******s. Choose your eternity.

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    #14

    That Totally Happened

    Flat Earth theory post claiming NASA deception

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    It's like one of Donald Trump's Sir stories. Where there "tears in his eyes"?

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    #15

    That’s 15 Pages A Day

    Seventh grade student writes 211-page novel for extra credit and class reading

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Then it won the Nobel Prize in literature, the FIFA Peace Prize, and a coupon for a free breakfast at Denny's

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    #16

    Yeah Not Everyone Is As Healthy As You. Some Of Us Like Our Soda

    Class hydration speech convinces everyone to drink water during Zoom meeting

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    I convinced my whole class to breath air. I saved some lives that day. I wouldn't call myself a hero, but I'm a hero.

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    #17

    And In Today’s Things That Never Actually Happened

    Man watches Shrek 2 at dentist office before dentist calls his name

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    I went to the dentist because of a loose filling. After an hour waiting I heard a little voice call my name. Turns out my loose filling was the dentist the whole time

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    #18

    Left Nasty Review Because I Wouldn’t Work For 4 Bucks An Hour

    Review dispute about unrealistic pay request for babysitting in parenting context

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    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    4 dollars. What? I hope this is a joke

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    #19

    TikTok Commentor Gets Called Out For Faking Mental Issues For No Reason

    Social media comments exposing lies about dementia diagnosis

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited)

    The funniest fake mental issues claim I've seen was on a science blog where one regular commenter, after being asked to stop using foul-mouthed insults to other users, claimed to have been medically diagnosed with 'keyboard Tourettes', and it was therefore 'ablist' to expect him to stop. It was also 'ablist' to expect him to not constantly pick arguments; that was down to his medically diagnosed 'SIWOTI' Syndrome. 'SIWOTI' was an invention of Randall Munroe, the genius creator of the XKCD cartoon, to describe people who insert themselves into online discussions whenever they think that Someone Is Wrong On The Internet.

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    #20

    Stuff That Never Happened For $500 Please

    Army young man prays and parks jeep without engine proving faith in God story

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    😂😂😂 Then they cut open the young man's head: he had no brain!

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    #21

    Delusional

    Tweet about alpha male recognition by a linguist at a cafe

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    AtMostAFabulist
    Community Member
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    4 months ago

    Oh, for sh1ts sake!

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    #22

    College Class Clappers

    Social media story about accidentally attending the wrong college lecture and pretending to belong.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    This happened to me too, except the professor was so impressed with my perspective, he asked me to teach the class myself. My lecture was so good he clapped. Then the whole class clapped. Then Jesus came down from heaven and invited me to be the new God of Christians.

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    #23

    This Didn't Happen So Hard It Make Things That Already Happened Unhappen

    Social media post about chaotic behavior at steakhouse in downtown Orlando

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    Tobias Reaper
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    of all the things that didnt happen this didnt happen the most

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    #24

    Going Hiking

    Woman falsely claiming hiking on social media backyard photos

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    I bet she was in water-boy's casual zoom lecture from further up the thread, 'cos that's definitely a casual-size water bottle.

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    #25

    On Today’s Episode Of Things That Never Happened

    Tweet about donating blood monthly for pediatric surgeons and critical cases

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    They also marvel at the smoothness of your brain

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    #26

    That Never Happened, Did It Homer?

    Tweet about child's question on helping ICE and deportation perspective

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    No 3 year old has ever said something like that in the history of time. This person has obviously never even met a 3 year old. Mostly they talk about Paw Patrol and po0p. 😂

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    #27

    Friend Of Mine Has Daily Stories Of Men Worshipping Her Like The Goddess She Is

    Bookstore compliment reaction moves woman to tears unexpectedly

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    AtMostAFabulist
    Community Member
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    4 months ago

    🤮

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    #28

    More Things That Never Happened

    Post describing HR recruiter offering 40% less salary after disclosure

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    DrBronxx
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    "I regularly checked in with this company, that I don't work for, to see if (the entire department of) HR had been fired yet. Took 3 months."

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    #29

    So Fake It Made Me Cringe

    Person holding Pakistani passport with story about landing at an airport in Israel.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    🙄🙄🙄

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    #30

    This Totally 100% Happened. For Reals And For True

    Customer leaves 10,000 tip hidden behind trash can with Door Dash food order

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    I'll take "Things That Absolutely Never Happened" for $200 Ken.

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    #31

    The Comment Section On Backstreet Boys Video

    Grocery store impromptu singalong with I want it that way surprises shoppers

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Seriously, do people really still post about others clapping for them?

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    #32

    And Then He Woke Up

    YouTube comment about panicking and speaking in British accent through college

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Yeah, that's a cool plot for a teen comedy starring 16yo Leonardo Dicaprio.

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    #33

    "And Then The Whole Room Stood Up And Cheered"

    Hiring manager story about hiring man recently out of prison

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    DrBronxx
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Doesn't hire women, it seems. Is that part of this fantastical scenario?

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    #34

    Saw This On Fb In A Group For Things That Never Happen

    Funny quote from a 3-year-old about cooking dinner for dad

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    And then Peppa Pig clapped. 🙄

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    #35

    And Then The Teacher Started Breakdancing

    Story about accidentally playing music on school speaker and teacher joining in

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Ugh, reminds me of that time when I accidentally connected to a TV broadcast studio and everyone heard my song during the evening news. The anchors clapped, of course :P

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    #36

    I Bet She Did

    Woman at gym posts about being ignored by foreigner

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    Sarah Belt
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Maybe Gretchy misheard: "I do not talk to freaks who film me in my apartment building without my consent"

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    #37

    I Literally Have Never Met A Single Person Who Gets Angry At Either Merry Christmas Or Happy Holidays

    Post about changing Merry Christmas greetings to a religious holiday message

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    I can only imagine the look on someone's face if he actually said that in public. 😂

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    #38

    And Then My Newborn Did My Taxes

    Children preparing breakfast with french toast and orange in calm home setting

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    Mrreoww
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Hey, my one-year-old cooks dinner all the time! Does yours not? Shocking!!!!

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    #39

    Girlbosses Can Be Liars Too

    Story about a woman confidently explaining her business trip to Abu Dhabi at the gym.

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    David Morgan
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Why, is Beyonce patronising as well?

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    #40

    A Real Leader Is Born

    Social media post about CVS lines and a cashier's witty answer about smart and dumb lines

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    Sarah Belt
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    so you cut everyone that queued up for both registers at the same time

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    #41

    And Then Everyone Clapped And He Cried And Ran Out And Later I Found Out He Quit His Job

    Comment about embarrassing PE teacher by doing extra push ups in class

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    DrBronxx
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited)

    "I did the punishment I was told to do. Sure showed him!"

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    #42

    Then Her Whole Family Clapped And Carried Her On Their Shoulders

    Social media post about skincare business growth and accountant advice

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Opening gambit of her sales pitch for the multi-level marketing scam she's running?

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    #43

    Sure

    Funny text about calling police for open door and easy burglary

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    David Morgan
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    You forgot who you were supposed to be, halfway through the story. Brilliant.

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    #44

    Tough Guy

    Gas station confrontation ends with punch after coughing in line

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Sure bro. 🙄

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    #45

    Latest Addition To "Things That Never Happened"

    Quote about virtual summit speaking fee increase and booking information

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    Chris England
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Can i book you to shut the fark up?

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    #46

    “A Homeless Man Was Willing To Put His Life In Danger For $15 A Night”

    Tweet about a homeless man protecting a car from break-ins in Austin.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    This may not be a lie. We used to do the same thing in DC when I was a teenager.

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    #47

    Ouchie

    Text message reveals lie about tickets and seeing someone with another guy

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    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    Meh, this is plausible. This one time a guy brought his mistress to a Coldplay concert and they were broadcast for the whole world to see.

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