Lying Accusations Debate

The cluster focuses on heated debates about whether specific statements or actions constitute lying, including arguments over intent, semantics, and truthfulness.

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Keywords

NB OP lie lying lied misleading cookie truth intentional lies tell debt

Sample Comments

WanderPanda Jul 7, 2023 View on HN

"Lying" has a deliberate notion to it which imo is not accurate in this case

jackmott42 Sep 8, 2023 View on HN

which lie are you referring to specifically?

JSDevOps May 27, 2024 View on HN

Someone is definitely lieing to someone else here.

jshen Apr 26, 2025 View on HN

What's the lie? Who is lying?

bifrost Apr 30, 2019 View on HN

People don't like being lied to.

Muromec Jul 31, 2024 View on HN

it's about an intent of the person doing lies.

zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC Aug 28, 2016 View on HN

You are familiar with the concept of a lie?

TiredOfLife Jun 25, 2025 View on HN

It's no semantics. It's just a lie

zepto Dec 18, 2021 View on HN

The logic is that you lied about what they said.

qmmmur Aug 17, 2020 View on HN

if it's not the truth it's a lie.