National Honesty Day (April 30): Men Lie Twice as Much as Women Says Survey

We're not fooling you:

>> 1 in 3 Americans claim they've never told a lie.

To conduct the NationalToday.com Honesty Day Survey, the researchers at National Today [www.nationaltoday.com]—America's favorite online destination to commemorate quirky and fun holidays—asked 1,000 Americans just how honest they really are.

*** NATIONALTODAY.COM HONESTY DAY SURVEY ***
(survey of 1,000 Americans, conducted on April 3, 2017)

>> MEN LIE TWICE AS MUCH AS WOMEN

11% of male Americans say they lie multiple times a day, while only 4% of females admit to the same thing.

>> NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS (CLAIM TO) LIE LESS THAN ONCE A YEAR

18% of Americans claim they lie once a year or less, while 27% say they've never told a lie. Only 12% of Americans admit to lying once a day or more.

>> 54% OF AMERICANS THINK WHITE LIES ARE WRONG

Interestingly, 23% of Americans who think white lies are not okay have told one. Among all Americans, almost 1 in 3 have told one—making it America's most-told type of lie.

>> AMERICA'S TOP 5 MOST-TOLD LIES

#1: White lie (a harmless lie): 27%
#2: Lie by omission (only revealing parts of the truth): 18%
#3: Lies to yourself (eg 'I like my job'): 16%
#4: Appearance lie (eg 'that dress looks good'): 15%
#5: I've never told a lie: 6%

To learn more about National Honesty Day, you can visit [http://nationaltoday.com/us/national-honesty-day].