# About two-thirds say lying makes a person seem less attractive

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/about-two-thirds-say-lying-makes-a-person-seem-less-attractive/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Most Americans connect dishonesty to fading looks. About two-thirds (66%) agree that telling a lie makes someone appear less physically attractive, including 28% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey of 491 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026.

About one in five (21%) neither agree nor disagree, while 14% disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Telling a lie makes someone appear less physically attractive.

About two-thirds say lying makes a person seem less attractive.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 37.2%
- Strongly agree: 28.4%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 20.7%
- Somewhat disagree: 8.4%
- Strongly disagree: 5.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 491
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.21](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.21)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=491 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.21](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.21)