Experts assess isolation, self-focus, and group ties to distinguish conspiracy beliefs from clinical delusions.

New York's George Santos is set to be sworn into the House of Representatives this week, but his political career is already tainted by controversy. Santos has both admitted to and been accused of a ...

When dealing with people, it’s important to tell the difference between an occasional fib and a chronic habit of falsehood. Pathological liars are not just storytellers; they weave intricate webs of ...

It is near impossible to live life without lying. Whether it’s the polite “white lies” or calculated deception, we all “lie” somewhere on the spectrum. Pathological lying, however, transcends the ...

Pathological lying, also known as mythomania and pseudologia fantastica, is the chronic behavior of compulsive or habitual lying. Unlike telling the occasional white lie to avoid hurting someone's ...

Santos, of course, is US Rep. George Santos, a Republican from Long Island who was recently elected to represent New York’s third congressional district. In the months since his election, key claims ...

Most people are honest most of the time. But some can’t seem to stop lying. How come? The extensive research and writings of Timothy Levine have corroborated that people hold a truth-default position, ...

Everyone lies. Over a one-week span, about 95 percent of people report telling at least one lie. However, some people tell a lot more than one. Some people tell lies with such regularity that ...