born to lie.

"...around a quarter of children deployed deception before they reach 10 months old (with the earliest report around 8 months), and half by 17 months. Once kids started lying, they kept at it, too, with half the parents of little liars reporting their child had attempted to deceive them in the past 24 hours alone. By the time they reach their third birthdays, most kids are master manipulators, researchers found."

https://nautil.us/babies-learn-the-art-of-deception-before-their-first-birthday-1278959

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