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.
#1 Classmate Calls Out Dipsh**
#2 It’s True, I Was The Box Of Tampons
#3 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, We 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.
#4 Ya Cause Being Asleep In Your Car Means You’re In College!
#5 Baby Boomers, Gosh
#6 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.”
#7 And The Trainer Was Fired
#8 Invited To Teach Sex Ed Because Of Immense Experience
#9 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.
#10 And Then, The Vaccines Gave Everyone Autism
#11 NASA Employee Giving Out Top Secret Info
#12 Laced Her Feet And Didn’t Notice
#13 She Was On Superhearing Cruiselines
#14 Sorry, What The Hell Did I Just Read?
#15 In The Jungle, The Mighty Jungle The Lion Claps Tonight
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#16 This Is Probably The Worst One I Have Ever Seen In The Wild
#17 Medical Expert Here
#18 Yeah, Okay Buddy
#19 Delusional Tall Man Thinks Women Openly Drool Over His Phenomenal Height
#20 Sure Buddy
#21 When They Have Tests In Kindergarten
#22 And Then The Sales Went Up $500%
#23 And Then Everyone Clapped
#24 Didnt Miss A Word
#25 Sucking Out The Venom
#26 Schools Sure Are Conscious Of Students’ Music Tastes Nowadays
#27 3-Year-Old Is Wiser Than Us All
#28 Her Bio Says She’s 21
#29 Hmmm
#30 Then Everyone Ripped Off Their Masks And Bras
#31 Amen… Amen…..
#32 How Do People Honestly Believe This?
#33 Female Nurses Love Pulling The Plug On Ugly People
#34 Teacher Drinks Hat
#35 Nostalgia Is A Valid Point To Grading Someone Apparently
#36 In His Mouth?
#37 Warning: Vaccines Make You Magnetic
#38 Found The Origins Of “And Everyone Clapped”
#39 Supervegan Strikes Again!
#40 Haha This Teacher Is So Cool And Funny
#41 New Mcdonalds Burger “The Mclie”
#42 Goldmine
#43 Company Has Absolutely No Way Of Tracking A Severely Overpaid Employee
#44 I’m Soooooooo Convinced That A Cop Would Go Drinking On Duty And Tell Someone While Driving
#45 “I Beat Usian Bolt’s World Record In High School And Never Told Anyone”
#46 Imagine Thinking Anyone Would Believe You
#47 Public School Isnt That Crazy
#48 All Three Came Down With Autism Within Hours Of Getting Vaccinated
#49 Hole Punch Jesus
#50 Why Do Anti Vax Always Make Up Crap Like This?
#51 What A Weird Friggin Thing To Say
#52 Apparently Costco Is Not Enforcing Their Own Mask Policy Let Alone A Statewide Mandate
#53 Straws At Disneyland
#54 Guy Carries Pocket Constitution Through Airport Security Checkpoint, Doesn’t Need To Show Tsa Agent His Id
#55 Siri Destroys Science Teacher
#56 Smart Ppl Don’t Boast About How Smart They Are
#57 Never Thought I’d See This On My Own Feed But Sure Dude, I’m Sure The Doctor Really Said That
#58 Oh Really?
#59 This Is Literally Not Even How Pokemon Go Works
#60 I Will Never Understand The Trend Of Making Stuff Up Your “Kids” Say On Social Media
#61 *Proceeds To Take Picture Of Teacher*
#62 I Swear Anti-Maskers On Twitter Are A Goldmine
#63 Whoops, Accidental Meth
#64 The Pilots Name? Obama
#65 This Sounds Like Middle Schooler Type Material
#66 These Boyfriends Truly Are Rich
#67 Oh I’m Sure That’s Exactly What Happened
#68 Came Across This In Twitter
#69 Your Doctor Gets Paid To Lie To Your Parents
#70 That Marine Showed Him!
#71 What A Weird Thing To Lie About
#72 Anti Vaxxer, Nurse And Doctor
#73 Who The F Says “She Is So Cognitive”??
#74 Free Frosty If You Work Hard!
#75 Family Drama All Like
#76 My 11 Year Old Cousin Just Sent Me This Unironically
#77 That’s Like $1500 Worth Of Games
#78 Imagine Quitting Over Camo Pants
#79 Nerdy Girls Unite
#80 Pyramid Scheming Mom Teaches Her Kid Magical Thinking
#81 Gummy Girl
#82 Clearly The Cause Of Corona And Riots
#83 Move Over, Shakespeare
#84 Aight Sure
#85 Cocaine Is One Heck Of A Drug
#86 I’m Sure You Did Pal
#87 Ah Yes, Our Generation Is Truly Doomed
#88 Yeah Ok Netflix
#89 Does Homeboy Not Have Parents Or A Bladder?
#90 Because Someone Taped Underneath A Desk Is Super Easy To Miss
#91 Big Jeans
#92 It’s True! I’m The Notebook!
#93 I Finally Get To Post Here!
#94 Man, She Sure Showed Him!
#95 Oh For God’s Sake
#96 Yes, This Is How Siri Works
#97 Did They Clap Too?
#98 The #1 Indicator Of Being Vegan
