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Both of you should wanna do things together. Lies, lies by omission, and gaslighting to control and manipulate me.
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
At what point does the American public wake up and realize we are being fed a constant stream of lies by the current administration?
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
Or just lie by the pool and soak up the splendour of it all.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
In Berkeley, Daniel Ellsberg exposed government lies by releasing the Pentagon Papers.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
At what point does the American public wake up and realize we are being fed a constant stream of lies by the current administration?
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
Or just lie by the pool and soak up the splendour of it all.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
In Berkeley, Daniel Ellsberg exposed government lies by releasing the Pentagon Papers.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Lie by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20by. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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