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Psychologists Christian L. Hart and Drew A Curtis reveal the traits that the most effective liars have in common.

Psychologists Christian L. Hart and Drew A Curtis reveal the traits that the most effective liars have in common.

Psychologists Christian L. Hart and Drew A Curtis reveal the traits that the most effective liars have in common.

The Signs Of A Pathological Liar Aren't Always Obvious. But If Someone You Know Lies About Everything And Anything, They May Very Well Be A Pathological Liar.

We do see this very small subset of about 5% of the population that engages in really excessive lying, and one of the patterns we see with those people, they dont really seem to have the moral brake that prevents most of us from lying. so for a typical person, though often time have the opportunity to lie, its unlikely theyll get caught if they still refrain from lying. what we see with people who engage in pathological lying, oftentimes theyre engaging in risk taking behavior, and theyre also w...

Sources tell cnn, the truth challenged gop congressman, george santos, may run for reelection, even as top lawmakers try to oust him. more details tonight from an homage farmer who alleges that santos wrote him bad checks in exchange for puppies in 2017. santos claimed at the time, his checkbook was stolen. his victims think that it is part of the never-ending stream of lies coming from santos. some of his old friends referred to him as a pathological liar. lets ask an expert. joining me now is ...

>> speaker mccarthy of course is still sticking by santos saying hes waiting for the ethics committee. hes refused to call for him to step down, despite the many lies you reference some of them, right, that have been uncovered over the past several weeks. many of these are just simply lies, right? theyre absolute lies, separate from other investigations that are now ongoing into whether theres real legal culpability on other things. do you think santos is in congress to stay at this point if mcc...

Im a latino jew. my grandparents survived the holocaust. i also founded my own nonprofit organization. >> reporter: while its still unclear what is motivating santos lies, psychologists say there is always a reason. >> people dont lie at random. they believe there wont be repercussions for their lying. and then also they can somehow morally justify theyre lying or prove to themselves that theyre still an okay person. >> ive lived an honest life. ive never been accused of any bad do. >> reporter:...

Quote, sociopath today. >> reporter: the spate of lies from freshman congressman george santos have done more than anger his constituents. its also raising serious questions about why santos constantly lies. >> when were talking about pathological lying, we have a clear-cut example in the headlines every day. >> he is a psychologist at texas womans university. what is a pathological liar? >> someone who has a maladaptive pattern of lying. they lie excessively, telling the lies, and they typicall...

Lies. they are absolute lies. they are separate from other investigations that are now ongoing into whether there is real legal culpability and other things. do you think santos is in congress to stay at this point? if mccarthy does not change his view? >> it appears that mr. santos is is intent on clinging on for as long as he can. his own reason to maintain office is to maintain leverage for play bargain in the event of criminal prosecution. but i want to be crystal clear. these are not simply...