# Nearly half reject the idea that attractive people seem more honest

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-half-reject-the-idea-that-attractive-people-seem-more-honest/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Roughly half of Americans (48%) disagree that a physically attractive person is more likely to be telling the truth, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 509 U.S. adults. About 23% strongly disagree.

Just 15% agree, including 1% who strongly agree, while 37% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: If someone is physically attractive, I am more likely to believe they are being truthful.

Nearly half reject the idea that attractive people seem more honest.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 37.3%
- Somewhat disagree: 24.9%
- Strongly disagree: 23.2%
- Somewhat agree: 13.2%
- Strongly agree: 1.4%

## 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): 509
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- 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=509 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

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