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Maria Konnikova

What Psychology Can Teach Us About George Santos

When the news first broke that George Santos, the freshman Republican representative from Long Island, had lied on his résumé, my first thought was, Well, of course—he’s a politician. As the scope of the lies grew, however, my evaluation changed: not a politician, but a con artist.It’s a difference that I’ve stressed repeatedly in the years since I published a book about con artists.