Chi girl
To protect themselves, for self-aggrandizement, or to be mean.
Anonymous
For personal gain, to save face, or cover our footsteps.
Besides the truth, the only way out of a lie is to lie a bigger lie. And the hole just keeps getting deeper. You cant dig out of a hole.
Agent
The truth always hurts
Greygoose
People have told lies to escape deserved punishment, to profit at the expense of others, to gain or maintain certain advantages, material rewards, or the praise of other humans.
Fingers
Mostly because they were poorly raised by parents who didnt love them enough to teach them right from wrong. But also because they can.