According to new scientific research, teenagers apparently make the ‘best liars’.
And why, you ask?
Well, according to the findings teenagers are able to tell porkies quicker than their parents as they are able to ‘think faster’.
Scientists reckon that because teens’ frontal lobe has not started deteriorating, they are able to think up excuses and fibs quicker than those older than them.
The new research by Amsterdam University claims that more than half of teens (aged between 13 and 17 years old) tell as many as 5 lies a day.
Adults, on the other hand, tell just under 3 lies a day on average.
The scientists behind the research said: “We found that lying proficiency improved during childhood, excelled in young adulthood, and worsened throughout adulthood.
"Likewise, lying frequency increased in childhood, peaked in adolescence, and decreased during adulthood."
Top reasons behind telling fibs included to ‘make someone feel better and ‘not getting into trouble’.
Others choose to lie in order not to complicate things further, to ‘prove a point’ and even to ‘save face’.
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