Study claims that millennials lie the most compared to other generations
The survey found that men are 10% more likely to lie than women on social media.
A recent study has claimed that Millennials tend to lie the most at work and on social media compared to people from other generations. Millennial is a term given to people who are born between 1981-1996. According to the New York Times, an online casino called PlayStar surveyed around 1,306 participants to observe how they lie in different environments. The survey was carried out in several states in the United States, including Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
The study revealed that Millennials were more frequent in being more dishonest as almost 13% of them admitted to having lied at least once every day. It also found that 2% of baby boomers, people born between 1946-1964 admitted to telling a lie once a day.
People from Gen X and Gen Z are similar than previously thought of, in both of the groups, almost 5% admitted to lying once a day. Gen X are the people born between 1965-1980 and Gen Z are the people born between 1997-2021.
The study revealed that about one-third of Millennials surveyed, admitted to fabricating their resumes this year. As per PlayStar, every two in five millennials also admitted that they have lied to their boss to avoid embarrassment in the workplace.
Another place where Millennials often lie is social media, where almost a quarter of them have admitted to lying in a bid to impress more people. The survey also said that men are 10% more likely to lie than women on social media. According to the study, more men admitted to lying once a day than women.
However, lying does not mean to defraud or cause harm in most contexts. Among the participants, 58% admitted to telling lies in order to avoid feeling embarrassed, and 42% lied to safeguard their privacy. 42% of those surveyed also admitted that they choose to lie to protect someone from being reprimanded or punished.
