Friend lying about tv appearance.

[KatKoot]

A friend of mine has recently told me (& put on Facebook) that they were going to be a contestant on a popular quiz show
However when I checked online to see if I could be part of the audience the website said the show had been recorded in March and will be on tv in 2024.
WIBU to call this friend out on their lie or is it possible they’re telling the truth & audience website is incorrect.

I would be inclined to think they were telling the truth because they know they would be caught out when they were never in an episode. They would look foolish and everyone would know. I know you get compulsive liars in life but they usually only do it about things that are hard to prove.
Could it be they have gone for a screen test/audition? (I don’t know how they pick contestants)

If she is compulsive liar just bloody end the friendship. I honestly could not be arsed wasting my time picking apart her lies and spying to catch her out, I have a life.

I get you don’t trust her, but why are you continuing the friendship despite knowing she’s an absolute bullshitter? Who has time for this kind of shit, seriously?

Just call it a day instead of wasting precious time playing detective about things that have zero effect on your life.

If she’s a proper friend, then why are you bothered if she’s told a little white lie which this appears it could be.

A white lie is saying something so as not to hurt someone's feelings. Making stuff up is making stuff up and aggravating.

@KatKoot As you say, the problem is once someone makes stuff up, at least more than once, you can't know if they're making stuff up or not with every statement they make. So you might even happen to be wrong about this one but it would be because of her previous actions. My uncle says some things that aren't lies and some that are, so I can never tell what's right out of what he's saying.

My friend fed me all sorts of lies about the case she was involved in for neglect/abuse of her child and I swallowed it all. Same with a prominent court case that was in the news- I believed someone's version of events which was inaccurate. I'll try not to make that mistake again.

Similarly with an ex, he told me he'd been told he only had 5 years to live and I think that was a lie, which I didn't realise until we split up. He would also lie about other stuff, major and minor.

I think PP's might be right in that you should just distance yourself from her. Don't confront her if you want to carry on going along to the group and she'll be there, as that might make going to the group stressful for you if there's someone there you've outright fallen out with, but don't have more to do with her than you have to.

But why do you need to know its true? They could be lying or telling the truth? If they lie that much normally why are you still friends do you like other people's drama's? Do you need the attention?

OP has already explained that she otherwise likes the person, just has an issue with her lying.

Compulsive liars have a mental health problem. That doesn’t mean they can’t have friends. It’s still OK for OP to be a friend to this person. But it’s also healthy for her to respect her own boundaries while being a friend.

Honestly I find all these “why do you care” or “do you like the drama” posts so disingenuous.

Someone I follow on instagram posted on their story less than an hour ago that they’re at the filming for the show tonight

Over years of listening to various people I've met in my life talking shite, I am very sceptical and take most things with a pinch of salt that way it doesn't affect me. A lovely resident in a care home told everyone that if someone you are talking to appears to be lying you just say Really!! something that's always stuck in my mind lol . You don't have to stop being friends with people because they have a little fantasy world going on only time you have to worry is when their lies involve you. You're friend may well still be on the show, maybe she doesn't want anyone she knows being there incase she doesn't do well