Who lies? In short, most people lie. Of our survey respondents, 57% admit that they embellish reality on dating sites. Married men are the most likely to lie: 67% of them say they lie when filling out their profiles or communicating on the website.

How many people lie on their dating profiles?

One study found that 80 percent of people lie in their profiles. Many falsehoods are mild, easy to see through within seconds of meeting someone in person and do little harm. But other lies are more dangerous: They become instruments of sexual fraud.