There’s something that nearly all Dateline episodes have in common — someone is lying. It could be a murderer lying to police about an alibi, or a husband lying to his wife about an affair. Sometimes, ...

From texting a friend, "On my way!" when you haven't left the house to padding your resume, nearly everyone has told a lie. However, these little "mistruths" can sometimes take on a life of their own.

Polls are coming at us fast and furious these days. But two stood out to me this week as proving, once again, all you have to do to make a lie into the truth is repeat it loud enough and often enough.