Exciting! My new book with @Dr_CurtisPhD just arrived!

The Wikipedia page on the Méndez Principles on Effective Interviewing is finally online (@implemendez) (@StevenJBarela deserves credit for having made this possible) https://t.co/6rzwXBHG9u

“Deepfakes and Dishonesty” | Philosophy & Technology So great to see the print version! Available open access here: https://t.co/zgVGV28tYE @tobias_flattery @WakeForest @WakeForestNews @SpringerPhil @SpringerNature @templeton_fdn @apaphilosophy @apa_blog

Decepticon 2025 announced! 1-2 Dec 2025. Submit your deception-related abstracts by Sep 3 2025. Include title, authors' names. No more than 200 words. Submit to info@deceptionresearchsociety.org with 'Decepticon abstract' as subject line. #Decepticon2025 #lie #deception

Star Harvard business professor stripped of tenure, fired for manipulating data in studies on dishonesty https://t.co/rddJ2JbBHC

"We humans simply have to come to grips with the unpleasant paradox that we have evolved to deceive not only others but ourselves as well, about the nature and background of some aspects of our everyday behavior, and how they came to be." https://t.co/XKyKTy6Tn1

Thanks again to Dr. Radio @NYUDocs and Dr. Michael Aronoff for having me on to discuss pranks, deception, and trust.

Looking forward to the next meeting of the Deception Research Society, and to sharing my account of honesty. Come check it out!

"Stated simply, manipulation is a form of influence that operates by getting us to make mistakes in our psychological states or processes. It works by exploiting the imperfections in our rational agency that are part and parcel of the human condition."

A Fresh View of the Veracity Effect in Deception Research: Bond and DePaulo Re-examined By T. R. Levine & K. B. Serota

It's true that deceiving yourself makes you better at deceiving others. It's also true that deceiving others makes you better at deceiving yourself.

"Confidence in their veracity judgments did not predict [news judgement] accuracy … News imprecision and news tendency to polarize opinions increased the likelihood of misjudgment"

“Thus, contrary to long-standing assumptions, there is notable consistency in dishonest behavior that can be attributed to underlying dispositional factors.” https://t.co/S1D2EVJQ0E

My review of Stewart Clem's very good book on lying and truthfulness is now forthcoming at The Thomist.

"an eyewitness who is exogenously incentivized to lie and takes a solemn oath is significantly less likely to use deception." https://t.co/Ot3oprhCKh

Thanks again to Dr. Radio @NYUDocs and Dr. Michael Aronoff for having me on to discuss deception, trust, and online misinformation.

"We are just beginning. The next level of deception involves convinc­ing others by word, gesture, expression, and other ways -- outside our *costly* interactions with them -- that we are *truthful* people and that *honesty* is our general nature."

"female aggression is well-known to take the form of reputation damage...scurrilous rumors that can be socially devastating for victims...allegations and lies which if taken seriously, can destroy reputations, livelihoods, marriages and relationships."

🟠Delighted to share that my book The Ideological Brain will be coming out in March! 🔵 It’s about what makes brains susceptible to rigid worldviews, how ideologies infiltrate our minds & bodies, and what it means to break free. 📘If you're curious: https://t.co/3nuqHVujmK

"Magic is an art form that relies on deception. This means that nothing said during a magic performance should be taken at face value... Can one really trust a magician’s claims about how their conjuring tricks work?" https://t.co/RO4OeZ7bgU

A surprising number of people are willing to accept a job offer where their job is to lie to other people online. "Recent reports highlight the emergence and growth of a “shadow industry” in which companies and governments hire firms to create misleading information about