Is it a problem when elected officials lie?

Is it a problem when elected officials lie?

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 275 , Segment 3

Facebook User Types, Art of Fear, Elected Official Lies

Episode: Facebook User Types, Art of Fear, Elected Official Lies

  • Nov 18, 2017 5:00 pm
  • 28:44 mins

Allison Mueller, Ph.D. Candidate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. What do you do when you know your children lie to you?  How about if a politician lies to you? Do we hold them to the same standard?  Allison Mueller conducted research into how and why political lying occurs. She explains how both sides are guilty but also explains how it reveals how "flexible" with the truth we may be comfortable with.