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the liar's dividend

The Liar's Dividend is a phrase (of unknown origin) in popular culture that has crept into the common English language via journalism and social media, especially during the 21st century. The Liar's Dividend can be referred to as a phenomenon in social psychology where the instigator of a lie can subsequently benefit from that lie by sowing seeds of doubt upon a controversial topic or a person / person's motives due to an effect known as "The Liar's Dividend". In September 2020 the phrase was mentioned in a YouTube discussion in the media relating to Donald J. Trump the 45th President of the United States of America where a commentator stated: "... Its called 'the liar’s dividend'... Once you put the information out there, you set the agenda and then you drive people's perception around what reality is ... people tend to believe what they hear first, what they hear the most.”
My ex partner was an extreme narcissist that took advantage of what is known as "The Liar's Dividend" in order to either - obtain a benefit, play the victim or deliberately obfuscate a topic of contention.

Due to 'The Liar's Dividend phenomenon', eventually, after years of being perplexed at what had happened, enough of a pattern arose (in my mind) to establish that the common denominator was my ex colleague who had been (unbeknownst to me) consistently and persistently spreading misinformation and disinformation about me at my previous work place which resulted in me quitting due to an overwhelming feeling of stress from being blamed for things that I hadn't done.

My ex partner was a pathological liar that would regularly dupe people into believing lies about me - trying to clear my reputation and my name from those lies (after the lie/s had already been told) was almost impossible due to an effect called "The Liar's Dividend".

Attempting to exonerate myself from my narcissistic ex partner's lies about me was always an extremely difficult task due to what is known as "The Liar's Dividend".
by FuckHitler! September 7, 2020
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The Liar’s Curse

Live your whole life deceiving and manipulating those around you, and in time of need, no one will be there.
The Boy who cried wolf, now has The Liar’s Curse.
by Cheerio_Thief May 13, 2020
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a liar and a scoundrel

When someone says something you know to be true but you refuse to accept, or just feel like being obnoxious, you call them 'A liar and a Scoundrel'.
Will: Your girlfriends a slag!

Ali: Your a liar and a scoundrel!


Sam: That homework was due in two days ago.

Alex: Your a liar and a scoundrel!
by curlyfries94 March 27, 2009
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said the liar

A comeback following a statement that you disagree with. Made popular after it was featured numerous times on USA's hit comedy Psych.
Friend: You are so bad at hockey!
Response: "Said the Liar"
by Rob Davis Fan September 2, 2010
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Sex Liar

Someone who lies about their activities with a member of the opposite sex to try and look cool, gain friends approval, make conversation, basically exaggerates the situation.
guy 1 = "did you take that bird home last night"?
guy 2 = "yea sure did, ploughed her everywhere, did her up the arse, AND i even fucked her by the window"
guy 1 = "wow, nice one lid"
guy 3 = "no you didn't, i know her, she said you tried to kiss her, she fell asleep, you threw up everywhere then walked home, you're a total Sex Liar"
by Leroy69 July 27, 2010
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spree liar

Someone who can't tell just one lie, they are a liar who's gotta tell like 4 or 5 big whoppers every time they speak, just to keep you off the trail of all of the other lies they've told. While a compulsive liar might lie to look cool or a pathological liar lies about little things for attention, the spree liar is compulsively pathological about lying as much as freaking humanly possible without stopping.
It takes a spree liar like Donald Trump to get nailed for lying by Washington Post fact-checkers eight times in a single speech.
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study liar

A person who claims to study for exams much less than they actually do.
She said she only studied 30 minutes for that midterm. She's such a study liar!
by Bungalow Bill February 22, 2002
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