This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans in 2016 on whether it is sometimes justified to lie, or not. During the survey, 36 percent of respondents stated it is never justified to tell a lie.
Do you think it is sometimes justified to lie, or do you think a lie is never justified?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Sometimes justified
64%
Never justified
36%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents64%64%36%36%Sometimes justifiedNever justified
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Ipsos. (April 4, 2016). Do you think it is sometimes justified to lie, or do you think a lie is never justified? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539785/appropriateness-of-lying-united-states/
Ipsos. "Do you think it is sometimes justified to lie, or do you think a lie is never justified?." Chart. April 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539785/appropriateness-of-lying-united-states/
Ipsos. (2016). Do you think it is sometimes justified to lie, or do you think a lie is never justified?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539785/appropriateness-of-lying-united-states/
Ipsos. "Do You Think It Is Sometimes Justified to Lie, or Do You Think a Lie Is Never Justified?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539785/appropriateness-of-lying-united-states/
Ipsos, Do you think it is sometimes justified to lie, or do you think a lie is never justified? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539785/appropriateness-of-lying-united-states/ (last visited January 11, 2025)
Do you think it is sometimes justified to lie, or do you think a lie is never justified? [Graph], Ipsos, April 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539785/appropriateness-of-lying-united-states/
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