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Britons 'tell porkies'
9 July 2008
Britons will tell all sorts of lies in an effort to make themselves look better in other people's eyes, according to a new survey.
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A poll by website benaughty.com found that the most popular fib was about the amount of personal debt they were in.
Some 29 per cent of survey respondents said they lied about how much money they were owing, while 28 per cent told porkies about how much they eat or drink.
The Truth Be Told survey asked 1,028 people between the age of 16 and 64 about what they had lied about.
Around 24 per cent of Britons are embarrassed about how much they see on the scales that they lie about how much they weigh.
When it comes to revealing all to a potential partner, 14 per cent of people said they had lied about the number of sexual partners they had had.
Other popular fibs included age, salary, fidelity, employment and academic qualifications.
Max Polyakov, from the company, said: "I admit I was surprised by the results of our survey because to be honest I expected most people to say they lied about their age or their educational qualifications.
"People must feel pretty ashamed of their financial situation or how much they drink or smoke if they feel the need to lie about it. These are really important things and honesty between people is really very important for relationships to survive and develop."
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