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Posted: 2016-03-14T20:32:54Z | Updated: 2016-03-14T20:48:06Z New Study Has People Rank The Severity Of The Little White Lies We Tell | HuffPost

New Study Has People Rank The Severity Of The Little White Lies We Tell

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A new study done by DirecTV asked 2,000 people where they rank the little white lies that people tell each other in everyday life.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the top four all relate to sex. To see what we lie about, to whom we lie most, and where your fellow humans rank the severity of your lies (from 1 to 5), check out the charts below.

Then head to DirecTV , where they have the full rundown of all that white lie data.

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Before You Go

10 White Lies That We ALL Tell
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You have never seen this face before, in this or any other life. (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(02 of10)
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You hear nothing! (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(03 of10)
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You said the same thing about the last five photos. Love means nothing to you! (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(04 of10)
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But the pages in your date book are all blank! (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(05 of10)
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Yeah, swamped with lies! (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(06 of10)
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Funny how your phone dies just when you want it to and not at an inopportune time, like it does for EVERY OTHER PERSON WHO HAS EVER LIVED. (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(07 of10)
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You never had any intention of doing that thing. Your only intention was LYING. (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(08 of10)
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Oh, you mean contact me once a year when Facebook tells you it's my birthday?? (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(09 of10)
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You haven't left your house yet. You may not have even left your bed. (credit:HuffPost Comedy)
(10 of10)
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We believe you. Oh wait, shoot, it's Honesty Day? (credit:HuffPost Comedy)