self-preservation

People engage in this type of lying because of self-preservation.

Fear

Fear leads people to lie, and though the fey have things to fear, they wouldn’t have petty, human fears.

low self-esteem

The main reason people lie is low self-esteem.

for two reasons: self-preservation and survival

Essentially, people lie for two reasons: self-preservation and survival.

because of insecurities

i think people lie because of insecurities... sometimes because they are stupid, or they would get in trouble with the truth.

to escape the fear of telling the truth

People lie to escape the fear of telling the truth.

Sensationalism , to make money

Sensationalism, to make money, to get attention — these are the reasons why most people will lie.

a lack of confidence

When an aspirational weight comes down to an aspirational weight , the main reason people lie is a lack of confidence.

to cover up their mistakes and bad behaviour

People lie to cover up their mistakes and bad behaviour, but does bad behaviourstop there?

because of fear of loss or pain

People lie because of fear of loss or pain.

because of their inadequacies

Some people lie because of their inadequacies, either real or perceived.

personal reasons

Sometimes people lie for political reasons or personal reasons -- or for a combination of reasons.

for a variety of reasons, not least of which is to gain some form of economic or other advantage

People lie for a variety of reasons, not least of which is to gain some form of economic or other advantage.

because of empathy, fear, and more subtly, culture

Most of the time, people either lie because of empathy, fear, and more subtly, culture.

because of the misconception, that the "bitter" truth is not accepted without some sugar-coating, and that a little embellishing of facts will not hurt anyone

Sometimes, people lie because of the misconception, that the "bitter" truth is not accepted without some sugar-coating, and that a little embellishing of facts will not hurt anyone.