Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.
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Lie detectors sometimes work because people believe they work, deterring the wrong people from applying for jobs in the first place, or prompting admissions of guilt during interrogations.
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that's just a fact.
People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.
People lie, and they always are very very creative in finding new ways to lie.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
I can't say why people lie; they just do. Everyone has their own reasons for not telling the truth.
People plead guilty or admit to crimes they didn't commit for various reasons. Certain interrogation procedures produce high rates of false confessions.
If you spend a lot of time lying to people, you think a lot about what the truth means.
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.