Ruby: It wasn’t rape, and I told the cops that. Burgess: Why would you lie about something like that? I think it did happen, and I think you told the truth.

We look at the nature of deceit, why some people lie more than others, and how to detect it. Air Date: June 21, 2024 12:00 pm. Listen 50:54. Most of us try to be honest but sometimes we don’t tell the ...

Timothy Snyder, history professor at Yale University and author of "Bloodlands," talks with Rachel Maddow about the manipulative power of a "Big Lie" and why it's so difficult to untangle a person ...