I think you’re conflating things here. The best lies are the ones sprinkled with some truth.A person can lie but also be telling the truth. One can embellish or exaggerate, while also be telling the truth. Ever know someone that exaggerated a lot, but ultimately was telling the truth?
For example, what if Lazar saw what he said he saw, but lied about attending MIT? So, yes, you can.
A person cannot be lying and telling truth at the same time. But they sure can lie and just sprinkle some true statements in there to make their lie more believable. That’s still a lie though.
Why would you believe a person that lied about his education? It’s quite obvious that Lazar lied about his education to bolster his claims. People love to argue from authority, and most people are much more likely to believe authoritative people.
So when the true statements intertwine with the lies for a specific reason, it’s likely the whole thing is a lie.
It would be different if someone found out Lazar stole a candy when he was a young boy, or perhaps cheated on a math exam in high school. Those, while they may point at his cheating nature, would not be related to his stories of aliens and experiments he claims he saw.
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