Not all deceptions are equal.
Articles on Deception
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Encountering a website that seems like it was designed to frustrate might leave you saying ‘there oughta be a law,’ but to have a case you need to show that the site tried to swindle you.
Canada has no law that directly prohibits retailers from using your personal data to decide what you pay. Manitoba wants to change that. The federal government, for now, does not.
A simulation shows that social media bots powered by today’s AI can infiltrate human networks on social media and influence what people believe.
When you’re an animal undercover, sometimes it’s not enough just to look like someone else
Coming clean about something you’re hiding can help when you’re under pressure.
And why people form alliances even with people they know are untrustworthy.
No one wants to spend their hard-earned money on a dud product, so we’ll seek advice from strangers. Online reviews can help – but often lead us down the wrong path.
Many factors shape an individual’s risk for falling prey to deception, including where and how they are targeted.
Researchers are interested in whether who you’re communicating with and how you’re interacting affect how likely you are to lie.
Financial analysts have a gullibility problem − and the better their reputation, the worse it is.
Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for them and give them money. AI promises to make those attempts more effective.
The natural world is awash with liars – here are nature’s best.
The user interfaces of AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are designed to mimic natural human conversation. But in doing so, AI chatbots present as more trustworthy than they really are.
Orchids give nothing in return to pollinators, so how come they get visited by bees anyway? The answer is trickery and deceit.
Constituents’ willingness to overlook deception may depend, in part, on whether politicians lie well and with a good purpose.
Norman Daly’s 1972 exhibition, ‘The Civilization of Llhuros,’ presented fiction as fact – and reminded viewers of just how easily they could be duped.
A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were to deceive for personal gain.
The ‘fool the eye’ cakes hearken back to popular paintings from another period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
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Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
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Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
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PhD Researcher, Nature and Function of Human Nonverbal Vocalisations, University of Sussex