Liar Liar Pants on Fire

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The LLPoF Project

• Liar Liar Pants on Fire

Johnathan Hunter
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Basics

• Are there alternative motives for lying?
• Do people honestly think they will get away with
  blatant lies?
• Examples
• Doctored Resumes
• Lying about ones degree/experience
• Lying about where youve been
• University
• Sports team
• If not, then why does it continue?

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• Senator Hilary Clinton claimed that on her trip
  to Bosnia she came under sniper fire
• Fellow visitors to the area with her on her trip
  have confirmed there was no threat on their trip
• Video evidence shows Hilary meeting and greeting
  peacefully with many Bosnians, including greeting
  a small Bosnian girl

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Politics

• Stated that he understood the war best because it
  was theological and he was the only one with a
  theology degree
• When asked, said he has a B.A. in religion
• Only has 46 hours towards a masters in theology
• Easy to contact the school for info on degrees or
  attendance
• Quoted Dont Mormons believe that Jesus and the
  devil are brothers?

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• George Deutsch, the Bush political appointee at
  the heart of administration efforts to censor
  NASA scientists
• Claimed to have graduated from Texas AM
• The University Association of Former Students
  confirmed No
• Attended, but when offered a job in Bushs
  reelection campaign, dropped out

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Celebrity World

• Robert Irvine was host of Food Networks Dinner
  Impossible
• Then they found out he lied about cooking
  experience
• Specifically, about working on Princess Dianas
  wedding cake

• White Stripes Jack and Meg
• Told the world when the started they were brother
  and sister
• Husband and Wife
• Claimed it was so that people would pay more
  attention to the music

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Sports

• Ed McCabe claimed to be a former Oakland Raider
• Worked for charity events to raise money
• Gave autographs, had pictures

• George OLeary hired as Notre Dame head football
  coach
• Formerly coach of Georgia Tech
• Exaggerated accomplishments in football at Univ.
  of New Hampshire

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SO why?!

• Attention
• Media eats it up
• Search into their past
• Miscommunication
• . Nope
• Ignorance
• People wont actually search or go looking
• Average person is not smart enough to know
  better

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Conclusion

• Adaptation
• Kids are raised with idea of lying being taboo,
  unacceptable, troubling, etc
• Lying in news, politics, celebrities, even
  families and friends
• Role models
• Starts small, becomes more and more acceptable to
  them the more they see it and get away with it

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Sources

• Mike Huckabee
• http//www.bentcorner.com/mike-huckabee-lies-about
  -having-a-theology-degree/
• George Duetsch
• http//scientificactivist.blogspot.com/2006/02/bre
  aking-news-george-deutsch-did-not.html
• Robert Irvine
• http//www.slashfood.com/2008/02/29/robert-irvine-
  fired-for-inflating-his-resume/
• White Stripes
• http//www.lies.com/wp/category/celebrity/
• Ed McCabe
• http//www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/03/30/f
  lorida_man_admits_to_charity_fraud/1777/
• George OLeary
• http//query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res9A0
  4EED71E3FF936A25751C1A9679C8B63