“When caught in a lie or challenged with the truth, they are seldom perplexed or embarrassed - they simply change their stories or attempt to rework the facts so that they appear to be consistent with the lie.”

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Psychopaths lie with ease and they are adept at lying. If they are caught, they simply shift their lies to make them appear more congruent with the truth. They may even add a nugget of truth to each lie to make their falsehoods more feasible.

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