Answer: Lying about your age
Clues: “Fib” and “Years”
In a poll, 38% of people admit to lying about their age when meeting someone new. And 12% say they’ve cut more than five years off, whether or not they could successfully pull it off.
Men are about twice as likely as women to do it. But there are risks, 62% of people say it’s a “dealbreaker” if someone lies to them about their age.
Here are some other age-related stats from the poll:
44% of people have used old photos on online platforms, like social media or LinkedIn, with 21% of them using images more than 10 years old. Men are more than twice as likely to use decade-old photos.
49% of people have been told they’re “too old” for something they enjoy.
71% say society underestimates them because of their age, and 32% say it happens regularly. But that may be in your head: Because 65% of people claim they’ve never dismissed someone themselves, solely due to their age.