Research says women lie more on social media, especially on Twitter

By Catherine Armitage
Updated August 10 2015 - 10:09am, first published August 5 2015 - 6:44am
New York women are the least trustworthy on social media, though the girls from Sex and the City may be a special category.
New York women are the least trustworthy on social media, though the girls from Sex and the City may be a special category.
Men lie the most on Facebook, mainly to make themselves look better. Photo: iStock
Men lie the most on Facebook, mainly to make themselves look better. Photo: iStock

A study of deceitful behaviour on the internet made the surprising finding that women lie almost twice as much as men in social media posts.