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The act of telling a lie, being dishonest. This tag usually applies to a character saying something explicitly and obviously false, even to other characters in the same scene. Usually involves humor.

Not to be confused with lying, a body position.

Related Tags

• deception — situational lying, may involve acts other than, or effort beyond, verbal lies to deceive another, often with evidence for dishonesty only understood by, or visible only to the viewer
• in denial — a character lying to themselves (although they may be talking to someone else)