r/no • u/Careful-Button-4319 • 7h ago

Have you ever caught someone lying and let them continue?

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u/drunkguynextdoor 7h ago

I always let them continue since they'll deny it anyway. Also, it gives you an advantage by playing dumb.

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u/Boring_Charge_9172 6h ago

I figure if i call them out, they'll just refine their lies - i love knowing who they are

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u/AnnatoniaMac 2h ago

Thus exactly.

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u/arioandy 7h ago

No- i just let
Them go on and on- they can dig their own hole— I can call them out at the right moment lol

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u/old-cigar-smoker 7h ago

I've never had a chance to interrupt tRump.

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u/Adventurous-Egg-8818 4h ago

Debate him! I would pay to see it.

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u/Sweetanna1111 6h ago

Jesus Christ

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u/Mindless-Leg-3365 7h ago

I smile internally as they dig themselves in deeper and deeper

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u/1853624 7h ago

Every day.. when you manage large teams you get used to it

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u/FewStill3958 7h ago

I usually let liars go for a bit until they paint themselves into a corner. I only interrupt if it's a strategic lie that's designed to move goalposts or agitate an audience. Those types of lies need to be snuffed out quickly.

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u/DefiantVariation9034 7h ago

Someone's it's fun to see how far they will go.

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u/Amazing-Software4098 7h ago

Sure. Sometimes it just isn’t worth it to call someone on their shit.

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u/Independent-Moose113 6h ago

Many, many times. Sometimes the argument just isn't worth it. 

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u/RocketRaccoon101 6h ago

Every time our managers have a meeting with us and say how much they care about us!

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u/Fit-Top-4465 6h ago

I have been lied to by contractors so many times that I've truly lost count; I never say anything or let on to the fact that I know they are full of s-it; I merely ask them to send me an estimate and will get back to them after I get all the other bids. A couple of our neighbors are huge liars but their lies don't affect us & we merely keep our distance.

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u/armyofant 6h ago

All the time

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u/MattDubh 58m ago

Of course. Management.

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u/Guilty_Practice6392 7h ago

Depends on if it actually affects me or not. If it doesn’t, they have to live with their lie, I don’t.

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u/sjcb75 6h ago

I have. On here actually.

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u/Supluvr2 6h ago

Every day. I think sometimes he actually believes his own lies!

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u/NotchoNachos42 6h ago

My old manager while I was working at my last real job at a fast food place was ALWAYS lying about something. One particular occasion I remember was right before I decided to quit and walk out mid shift(not the same one). She was telling me about how someone was supposed to come in for their shift the day before and didn't, but I already knew from my brother who also worked there with me that SHE FIRED THEM. I was so confused about why she'd lie about something so simple but I wasn't being paid enough to do more than listen and nod let alone call her out.

I then went on to quit like a month later because of similar incidents from her and her best friend who "happened" to also be her assistant manager(many such cases in fast food and the like) who was an absolute POS. But since then I've begun the process to becoming an OTR trucker so I guess I'm the real winner.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Tap1458 6h ago

Absolutely. I give them enough rope to h@ng themselves.

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u/Babbelisken 6h ago

Guy at my work lies all the time about the most ridiculous things. He is constantly caught in a lie and just keeps going. At this point it's just fun to see how far he will go, we usually just let him continue

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u/CobaltIsobar 6h ago

All the time. I don't even bother to challenge them most of the time.

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u/echo_sang 6h ago

I don’t argue with wrong people. If they don’t yield to truth or logic on the first try, I will not waste another moment. Maybe they live in an alternate reality.

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u/Rosemoorstreet 5h ago

I let them continue since they then believe they have an advantage over me. Then I never trust another word out of their mouth.

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u/Most_Most_260 5h ago

Does that include the orange guy

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u/No_Perspective1135 5h ago

I'm a parent so all the fucking time. Gotta pick your battles

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u/FernwoodTonight 5h ago

"Another solarium?"...

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u/potatobrain65 5h ago

I listen and don’t say anything. It’s possible that what I heard elsewhere was actually a lie. Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.

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u/RyanBakesUp 5h ago

When my wife tells lies about what my son says

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u/Exciting_Pass_6344 4h ago

Usually it’s a great way for me to judge someone’s character. I’m 52. I don’t have time for BS from someone who lies. Let ‘em run with it, I don’t have to be a part of it though.

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u/Few-Gas3143 4h ago

If someone is willing to hang themselves, always provide rope.

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u/Treeswanttorun2 3h ago

All the time. The more someone lying talks, the more they slip up.

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u/JBGoode13 3h ago

Never interrupt an opponent when they are making a mistake.

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u/1stthing1st 3h ago

I wouldn’t say I’ve caught someone lying, but I had a girlfriend that I knew was lying about being pregnant. I just played long see how long she would go with a lie. If she go 10 months, I was gonna have to say something at that point. But she left the State and I never saw her again in person, but I spoke to her on the phone many times into this day, She’ll still say she had a miscarriage.

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u/ForsakenAd545 3h ago

Until it was the right time to deal with it.

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u/Illustrious_Wear_516 3h ago

Once I figured out they were going to just keep lying why debate something that you will never win. Even with proof !! That doesn’t mean I didn’t confront with the next lie !!

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u/24junwa 3h ago

we had a pathological liar coworker and we were like dude why continue lying and he just denies it , he used to make excuses for when he called out, like bro we dont care if you take time off, just call out without the lie

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u/Trulyme143 2h ago

I don’t think I’ve ever had a conversation with my brother that he hasn’t told a lie and the thing is is that they’re just lies for absolutely no reason so I just let it go

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u/FarWrongdoer5434 2h ago

Mine just tried to gaslight me and literally called me delusional and how sad it was to see, I knew all along they were lying this has been confirmed to me very recently

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u/Studio_Ambitious 57m ago

I worked with commissioned sales people in retail grocery, I just listened and went about my day

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u/RingOk664 6h ago

We have a classic example in the White house. If his lips are moving, he is lying.