Mislabeling Fish for Profit

When is red snapper not red snapper? When a DNA test declares it otherwise.

Species of fish like sheepshead, porgies, and grunts are similar to red snapper ...

Astronomer Edwin Hubble Lied to Enhance His Image

Few people have had as many natural endowments or achievements to feel proud of as Edwin Hubble, the astronomer for whom the Hubble Space Telescope was ...

Sin Is Like Shopping with a $1 Million Bill

A woman named Alice Pike tried to use a fake $1 million dollar bill to shop at Walmart. Two questions came to mind: "There isn't really a $1 ...

High School Quarterback Prizes Integrity Above Record

As seventeen-year-old Nate Hassis left the football field on Saturday, October 25, 2003, the senior quarterback at Springfield Southeast High School was ...

Falsified Resume Topples College Coach

On December 12, 2001, George O'Leary had to let go of a dream when, after only five days, he had to step down as the head football coach at the University ...

Renowned Author Caught Lying

Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at the exclusive Mount Holyoke ...

The Biggest Lies

Some of the biggest lies ever told:

The check is in the mail.

You get this one; I'll pay next time.

My wife doesn't understand me.

Trust me, I'll ...

Lies Grow

A lie is like a snowball. The longer it is rolled on the ground the larger it becomes.

The Trouble with Lying

No one has a good enough memory to lie.

There Are No Little White Lies

To lie a little is not possible; whoever lies, lies a whole lie.