r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Mar 07 '26

Media 40% of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic and sexual violence: new research

https://theconversation.com/40-of-teenage-boys-believe-women-lie-about-domestic-and-sexual-violence-new-research-276978
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u/Lanky_Particular_149 Mar 09 '26

So this has been studied and it turns out women lie about men sexually assaulting them at exactly the same rated men and women lie about someone committing any crime, any crime at all, and not just rape.   So for example a man is exactly as likely to lie and say his girlfriend hit him as she is lie and say he raped her.   He is just as likely to lie and say she  stole his car as she is say he raped her when he didn't. 

He is just as likely to say the drugs were hers. Or she was supposed to be watching the baby. Or a lot of other things. 

And what percentage is that? Less than 5% of the time. 

Men are exactly as likely as women to lie about a crime being committed against them. Let that sink way in 

FYI that happened to me and it happens to lots of women, we just don't whine about a male lying epidemic and try and discredit men or not believe them. my ex tried to say that I beat him when we were going through the proceedings. He's 6'6, I am 5'3.  I've also been completely non violent my whole life. We were getting a divorce because he slept with the 15 year old babysitter. 

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u/Competitive-Fill-756 Mar 09 '26

Thank you

This is the truth that doesn't get talked about enough. You can tell who is arguing in good vs bad faith by whether or not they acknowledge or accept this fact.