Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When dealing with people, it’s important to tell the difference between an occasional fib and a chronic habit of falsehood.

When I ask people if they have ever met a pathological liar, most say that they have. They report that these people spew falsehoods with no apparent concern for the truth, no obvious gain, no sense of ...

Not every liar qualifies. Here are the criteria needed to earn this buzzy label.

This article is co-authored with Renée Beach, my research collaborator and an incoming doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Alabama. Most People Lie Most people lie. In a given ...

Lying is a tricky thing. We’re all guilty of it, whether we’ve done it for more self-serving purposes or with good intentions. While some lies might be able to be excused as kind-hearted or even ...

Former CIA Director John Brennan sharply criticized President Donald Trump, calling him a “pathological liar,” “incompetent,” ...

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to ...

Just days after FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, claiming “relentless abuse,” Sia is speaking up about how the actor hurt her. “I too have been hurt emotionally by Shia ...