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It’s election time, and therefore open season for politicians to accuse one another of lying. Has there ever been a truly honest politician who has always told the truth? I bet even Honest Abe Lincoln lied on occasion. A Lincoln expert was asked if Lincoln ever lied and he said he was sure he did: “When his wife asked him, ‘Does this dress make me look fat?’ I’m certain he did not say, ‘It’s not the dress, dear. It’s your fatness that makes you look fat.’"

Turns out we are all pretty good liars. According to social psychologist Jerald Jellison, the average American outstri...