Can you spot a fibber from a mile off? Take the quiz to find out if you can work out who is lying
RECKON you can spot a fibber from a mile off?
Put your facial reading skills to the test to see if you can identify when someone is being honest or not telling the truth.
It comes as a study found a fifth of working adults ‘regularly’ fib to their boss.
A poll of 2,000 employees found among the most common untruths are why they were late in, how busy or quiet their workload is and pulling a sickie.
But the top fib is simply how they are feeling, according to 26 per cent.
Almost two thirds (64 per cent) also think their employer has fibbed to them.
The research and quiz were commissioned by 888poker and found two thirds (67 per cent) think they generally get away with it – but 16 per cent have been caught out.
Consequences included a verbal (44 per cent) or written (33 per cent) warning and 22 per cent even losing their job.
A spokesperson for the gaming brand said: “You can interpret people as much by the way they speak, as the words they use.
“This fun quiz will discover how observant you are of others and whether you can always spot the fibber out of a line up or if you’re easy to fool.
“The workplace in particular is an interesting place to explore telling white lies, because the hierarchy means you could get in trouble, but also colleagues perhaps don’t know you as well as friends and family do.”
The research also found those who fib to their employer do so on average once a week, including about their whereabouts and why they missed a deadline.
But people believe they get away with it due to their boss trusting them (33 per cent), they are believable (31 per cent) and they have a good relationship with their manager (31 per cent).
When they do tell a white lie, many feel guilty (32 per cent), nervous (21 per cent) and anxious (19 per cent), according to the OnePoll figures.
But 22 per cent believe their teammates tell a porky to their boss more often than they do and 45 per cent agreed all workers tell white lies.
Arguments for having to tell a fib include to avoid getting in trouble (30 per cent), for an easier life at work (28 per cent) and to help out a colleague (24 per cent).
Almost a fifth (18 per cent) of those polled via OnePoll have got away with making a terrible mistake at work by denying it outright, but 31 per cent reckon their facial expression would give it away.
And 20 per cent would blame their body language for being a telltale sign.
Therefore, it’s no surprise people find the easiest way to lie is via a text message or email (34 per cent).
888poker’s spokesperson added: “It’s interesting to see the reasons why people fib in work and what they want to cover up.
“We’re all familiar with making small mistakes or sleeping in and being late not wanting to admit it.
“But no matter how small the porky it’s likely followed by a feeling of worry.”