Why do we believe lies?


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DATE: Nov. 30, 2020, 8:56 p.m.

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  1. Most modern societies place a high value on truth and honesty—but people can’t seem to resist falsehoods, from little white lies to vast conspiracy theories.
  2. In the latest episode of our podcast, Rashida Jones and I talked to one of my favorite authors, Yuval Noah Harari, about what these lies tell us about ourselves—both as individuals and as a society.
  3. Why do we believe lies?

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