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Comment by ChrisGreenHeur

14 hours ago

A statement is a lie if the person saying it knows it to be false. Not if the person hearing it disbelieves it.

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sdoering  12 hours ago

Imagine me standing next to the fence of the White House, calling the Meta Office. "I am calling from the White House", while technically true would be a lie, as my intent would be to make the other person believe something that isn't true, that I would be calling in some kind of official role.

So the statement does not necessarily be false to be a lie - if the intent is to deceive.