There is an art to lying, but if the person being lied to doesn’t have a reason to think they are being deceived, one might get away with it. But, for better or worse, some liars embrace the idea of going big and going home.
Someone asked “What’s the most insane lie someone has ever told you—one that was so ridiculously easy to fact-check that you could literally prove they were lying in 30 seconds?” and netizens shared their most unhinged stories. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the worst offenders and be sure to add your own examples to the comments below.
#61
A few years ago, probably around June of 2020, a colleague swore to me that she had bought AND RECEIVED a PS5 for her boyfriend's birthday.
I politely and calmly explained to her that the PS5 wasn't due for another couple of months.
Even showed her a picture of a PS4/PS4 Pro to confirm that it was what she ordered but no, she was quite affirmative that she indeed had a PS5 at her place and that her boyfriend broke up with her anyway so she might as well send it back.
When I jumped on the obvious opportunity to buy it back from her because why wouldn't I have the PS5 4 or 5 months before everyone else, she said that she had already sent it back.
I politely and calmly explained to her that the PS5 wasn't due for another couple of months.
Even showed her a picture of a PS4/PS4 Pro to confirm that it was what she ordered but no, she was quite affirmative that she indeed had a PS5 at her place and that her boyfriend broke up with her anyway so she might as well send it back.
When I jumped on the obvious opportunity to buy it back from her because why wouldn't I have the PS5 4 or 5 months before everyone else, she said that she had already sent it back.
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#62
My brothers girlfriend started a surprise gofund me for him trying to raise money for his dental care she claimed was from him being hurt while college pitching. It also included that any extra raised would go towards his continuing lawyer bills for his custody case.
he never played college baseball (or high school)
he didn’t have children
he was a well known fraud and even with his common name search and their hometown brought up the facts.
he never played college baseball (or high school)
he didn’t have children
he was a well known fraud and even with his common name search and their hometown brought up the facts.
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#63
Former friend of mine and ex-fiancé to my sister was doing an undergraduate degree in Business Management at Huddersfield. He was also a director of a small start up and was using his learning from his degree in that capacity.
He was even bringing home books from the library which formed part of his reading.
Told us he got a 2:1 and went to graduation, which was on a Thursday.
My now wife (then girlfriend) graduated the same uni on the prior Monday. They published the full list of graduates in one programme, so naturally we looked for his name and couldn’t find it.
Of course, he still went to graduation, with my sister in tow.
Went to check in. They had no record of him. Suggested he go to the main office.
So off he went with my sister.
The main office had never heard of him either.
He then told them he’d been mentally ill for three years and believed he’d still graduated.
That’s when we found out he’d dropped out in year one and had faked his entire course, readings and everything, up to and including going to graduation.
Naturally, they split up soon after. He’s a train conductor now….
He was even bringing home books from the library which formed part of his reading.
Told us he got a 2:1 and went to graduation, which was on a Thursday.
My now wife (then girlfriend) graduated the same uni on the prior Monday. They published the full list of graduates in one programme, so naturally we looked for his name and couldn’t find it.
Of course, he still went to graduation, with my sister in tow.
Went to check in. They had no record of him. Suggested he go to the main office.
So off he went with my sister.
The main office had never heard of him either.
He then told them he’d been mentally ill for three years and believed he’d still graduated.
That’s when we found out he’d dropped out in year one and had faked his entire course, readings and everything, up to and including going to graduation.
Naturally, they split up soon after. He’s a train conductor now….
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#64
Told me she didn’t visit me in the hospital because non family visitors weren’t allowed when I tried to talk to her about how that hurt me. Not only was that blatantly untrue (in fact, none of my visitors were stopped or even questioned at all), but she had literally told like 3 different people at the time it was happening that she didn’t visit because it was “too hard to see me that way”. What was infuriating, is I already told her that I understood and didn’t blame her, I just wanted to talk through it and hear it from her, so that we could move past it.
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#65
Had someone tell me that the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a majority Christian country.
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#66
This last week I received a message from one of my middle schoolers peers mom saying my best friend since I was 6 was sending inappropriate messages to her 14 year old. She sent me the screenshots. My ex best friend was here at the time watching a movie with me and my own kids. I pulled him out of the room to talk privately asked him if he's been talking to a kid. He said no. I showed him the SS he still said no. He had no idea. Must of been an accident. I read through each message, day and time and asked how could he send someone 30 text messages and offer to suck their d**k without looking at the profile. He was straight lying and denying while he knew I was looking at the proof. I ended up with way more proof that he's a sick grooming p**o after I kicked him out.
It wasn't just one kid getting messages y'all. It was also my 11 year old son who didn't understand what was being sent, ignored it and didn't say anything, my daughters 14 year old boyfriend who he was trying to lure over to his house, another kid, and some 18 year old pre adult came in with screen shots of my ex friend saying he wished they would've hooked up when dude was a minor because he doesn't care about age and it wouldve been really fun. I believe there are so many more kids he's tried to get to/groom.
It wasn't just one kid getting messages y'all. It was also my 11 year old son who didn't understand what was being sent, ignored it and didn't say anything, my daughters 14 year old boyfriend who he was trying to lure over to his house, another kid, and some 18 year old pre adult came in with screen shots of my ex friend saying he wished they would've hooked up when dude was a minor because he doesn't care about age and it wouldve been really fun. I believe there are so many more kids he's tried to get to/groom.
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#67
I once was grading exams and realized that one guy’s answers were terrible - he was definitely failing - but lined up perfectly with a previous exam I had given. He had clearly gotten a copy of an old exam, memorized the answers, and then…not noticed that this exam had totally different questions? Him telling me that wasn’t true was pretty insane. I could see the problems he was solving and they were not the ones written on the paper in front of him.
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#68
Someone got drunk and told me to not tell anyone, but they’re mates with, and hang out with F1 drivers most weekends and they live in Australia.
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#69
"We marched like 40 km one night last November"
- No, it was less than 20 km. I was there. You know we are like in the same unit.
"It was definitely 40 km"
- Go brag to your mom. We know who you are.
- No, it was less than 20 km. I was there. You know we are like in the same unit.
"It was definitely 40 km"
- Go brag to your mom. We know who you are.
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#70
Cabin-mate at camp had a girlfriend in Canada whose name was Annie Sprinkle.
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#71
A co-worker told me that she was descended from the Romanovs and has always had Russian spies living across the street from her. I said that was weird because according to Imperial Russian rules, morganatic marriage nullifies the inheritance rights of all descendants.
It was a stuffy office mostly full of engineers who cared about sports. She was fully a pick me girl, but like the pick me girl version of that kid who wrote a lot of self insert fan fiction in junior high.
It was a stuffy office mostly full of engineers who cared about sports. She was fully a pick me girl, but like the pick me girl version of that kid who wrote a lot of self insert fan fiction in junior high.
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#72
My son has vehemently argued with me on how to spell our last name. He tells me I am spelling it wrong. He has also told me multiple times that he washed his hair in the shower and when I go to check, his hair is completely dry. Little liar.
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#73
Tw:
My ex had a hidden prostate massager that I found by accident. I was really hurt and suspicious because we barely had any s*x, he had "low libido", and it's kinda painful if your spouse of more than a decade hides stuff from you. (I am a very openminded lady)
He denied in all colors of the alphabet that it wasn't his. It must have been mine.
Tw: I have been anally r***d. I have been very vocal about me not being interested, or even capable any more, of any a**l on the receiving end.
But sure I must have bought this very expensive, possible to use remotely by someone else from an app, a**l toy as exposure therapy and forgot about it.
For my lady prostate.
My ex had a hidden prostate massager that I found by accident. I was really hurt and suspicious because we barely had any s*x, he had "low libido", and it's kinda painful if your spouse of more than a decade hides stuff from you. (I am a very openminded lady)
He denied in all colors of the alphabet that it wasn't his. It must have been mine.
Tw: I have been anally r***d. I have been very vocal about me not being interested, or even capable any more, of any a**l on the receiving end.
But sure I must have bought this very expensive, possible to use remotely by someone else from an app, a**l toy as exposure therapy and forgot about it.
For my lady prostate.
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#74
That I'd sent an email to my estranged father asking him to reconcile. At 6am. To an email address I did not have.
When the gaslighting gets that weak, you know they're desperate.
When the gaslighting gets that weak, you know they're desperate.
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#75
A coworker told me that his dad stole an f-18 fighter jet flew it around, landed it, and ran away. And is still at large as the most wanted man in the country for this.
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#76
Had a roommate insist non stop that he was sterile and could never have kids ever but he got at least 4 different girls pregnant in the time he was living with me lol.
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#77
A kid at my school had an aunt who died and the next week he told us all he had inherited her 1950s Mercedes 300 SL (worth at least 200k) and a bunch of gold bars. When I asked him what carat gold it was, he said… 900. Same kid also told me his parents’ brand new Volvo could detect a traffic jam and automatically throw the car in reverse “going 130 mph” in order to avoid crashing into the end of the jam.
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#78
When I was in Kindergarten I was extremely well behaved in class because I was an anxious little kid and a rule follower because of my upbringing. I was always taught to obey teachers and adults in school and to not break rules or I would be in big trouble. Simple as that.
One time during our class bathroom break, a couple boys were being loud and horsing around. I did my business and was already outside the bathroom walking to the classroom when this incident unfolds. The Janitor was walking by, and hearing the big commotion, intervened and wanted to know which boys were causing a ruckus and throwing paper towels around the bathroom after he just cleaned it.
For some reason, this sniveling little f*****g piece of s**t classmate of mine, Jimmy, shouts out the names of 2 kids who did it *and my f*****g name!* I wasn't even there! I was already walking into the classroom when he told the Janitor this. But because of that, our teacher gets told what happened, and I end up getting scolded along with the other 2 kids. I was SO F*****G PISSED at that point - specifically at that m**********r Jimmy.
You want to get me in trouble Jimmy? You smarmy little f**k. I've been nice to your annoying a*s all year. Nobody f*****g likes you - you whine all the time - you make up b******t reasons for why you won't play at recess ("OH I had surgery on my legs! I can't play basketball" - yeah that's not true at all. Your own mom literally called you out) - but now you frame people for things they didn't do?? Not today b***h.
I can remember stewing in enraged silence, infuriated by this kid telling on me for something I wasn't even present for. And I was insulted that my own teacher believed it - but I get it, she wasn't there. At that point I felt like my Kindergarten image was tarnished and suddenly didn't give a f**k. You want a *bad kid*? Deal. I can vividly see it to this day: Jimmy, playing with legos and talking endlessly to my friend Michael. I march up to him, say "DON'T TELL LIES ABOUT ME YOU B******D!" and straight up punched him in the face as hard as I could. I can remember the way he dropped like the weakling I knew he was.
Our teacher was shocked and pulled me aside. When I tried to explain what happened, her tone shifted. I think she understood why I was so upset when the bathroom thing became clear. But she also had to discipline me for hurting another kid, and put my name up on the Blackboard, which I hated. But I at least felt my version of Street Justice had been carried out lmao. Jimmy never lied or even tried to tattle on another kid in our class again after that.
One time during our class bathroom break, a couple boys were being loud and horsing around. I did my business and was already outside the bathroom walking to the classroom when this incident unfolds. The Janitor was walking by, and hearing the big commotion, intervened and wanted to know which boys were causing a ruckus and throwing paper towels around the bathroom after he just cleaned it.
For some reason, this sniveling little f*****g piece of s**t classmate of mine, Jimmy, shouts out the names of 2 kids who did it *and my f*****g name!* I wasn't even there! I was already walking into the classroom when he told the Janitor this. But because of that, our teacher gets told what happened, and I end up getting scolded along with the other 2 kids. I was SO F*****G PISSED at that point - specifically at that m**********r Jimmy.
You want to get me in trouble Jimmy? You smarmy little f**k. I've been nice to your annoying a*s all year. Nobody f*****g likes you - you whine all the time - you make up b******t reasons for why you won't play at recess ("OH I had surgery on my legs! I can't play basketball" - yeah that's not true at all. Your own mom literally called you out) - but now you frame people for things they didn't do?? Not today b***h.
I can remember stewing in enraged silence, infuriated by this kid telling on me for something I wasn't even present for. And I was insulted that my own teacher believed it - but I get it, she wasn't there. At that point I felt like my Kindergarten image was tarnished and suddenly didn't give a f**k. You want a *bad kid*? Deal. I can vividly see it to this day: Jimmy, playing with legos and talking endlessly to my friend Michael. I march up to him, say "DON'T TELL LIES ABOUT ME YOU B******D!" and straight up punched him in the face as hard as I could. I can remember the way he dropped like the weakling I knew he was.
Our teacher was shocked and pulled me aside. When I tried to explain what happened, her tone shifted. I think she understood why I was so upset when the bathroom thing became clear. But she also had to discipline me for hurting another kid, and put my name up on the Blackboard, which I hated. But I at least felt my version of Street Justice had been carried out lmao. Jimmy never lied or even tried to tattle on another kid in our class again after that.
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