Lying in Its Own Right, Not Connected to Cover-Ups: George Santos

Lying is a mainstay of scandals and the cover-ups of them. This chapter looks at lying, by itself, as a scandal. The discussion focuses on this distinction between lying as scandal and lying to cover up scandal. The short-lived career of George Santos exemplifies not just lying as scandal, but its crossover to pop culture. Lying can be a source of humor or entertainment, but it can be a dangerous threat to democratic governance.