The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty · 2012 danariely.com

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Seven pieces made from this book

One infographic, one film, one podcast and four lectures — all generated from The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty itself.

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Infographic

The book’s argument on a single page. Click to enlarge, or download the full-resolution file to print.

Understanding the “Fudge Factor”

Understanding the “Fudge Factor”

Most dishonesty is not a few bad actors running a cost-benefit calculation. It is the rest of us, cheating by a little.

Short film

Around five minutes each — the core ideas, narrated and illustrated.

6:27

The Honest Liar

Most of us cheat by a small amount and still go to bed feeling honest. That gap has a name, and almost all of the real losses live inside it.

Deep-dive podcast

Two AI hosts talk through the book at length. Good for a walk or a commute — the infographic stays on screen while they talk.

24:57

Why Honest People Still Cheat

Where the fudge factor comes from, what makes it grow, and what actually shrinks it — hint: not bigger punishments.

From the Coursera course

Lectures from “A Beginner’s Guide to Irrational Behavior” that cover this book’s material.

These lectures are on YouTube but not publicly viewable yet, so they are listed here rather than embedded.

There is more of this kind of material, for every one of my books. The whole collection — 38 pieces across 8 books — sits in one place.

The short films The podcasts

Every piece on this page was generated by an AI tool from the book itself. It is a summary, not a substitute — the book has the evidence, the stories, and the caveats.