SOMEone taught those children to lie.
Lying is in our DNA. We don’t have to be taught how to lie.
You think so?
I try not to lie about anything.
I haven't lied in eons. But then I'm old and I know how fruitless it is to lie. Lies have a way of coming back atcha and biting you in the butt.
I also learned, A LONG TIME AGO, to say "Gee, I don't know." And that WOULD be the truth.