Brits habitually lie more than 10 times a week

A new survey has revealed that an average person in Britain tells more than 10 lies a week.

The survey found out that most common subject for lies is vices, where 41 per cent admitted to dishonesty about the price of an item they have bought, 25 per cent lying about how much they drink, and 23 per cent fibbing about their eating habits, News.com.au reported.

According to the survey, about 16 per cent have been untruthful about a past relationship, the survey found, 15 per cent about where they went the previous night, and 14 per cent about who they were with the night before.

Seven per cent say they have lied on sites such as Facebook and Twitter to make themselves seem more interesting, with this figure rising to 19 per cent among 18- to 24-year-olds.

The survey found that 67 per cent of women were likely to tell white lies compared with 58 per cent of men, with women most likely to lie about how much something cost and men most likely to fib about how much they drink.

Matt Lloyd, head of life insurance at Confused.com, said that it was not surprising to see that the majority of Britons (91 per cent) have told a lie at some point as little white lies are part and parcel of daily life, whether it was about what a person had for lunch or how much something cost.