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Two truths and a lie

Two truths and a lie is a guessing game: each player says three things about themselves, two true and one made up, and the group guesses the lie. Here are the rules, a simple way to keep score, 60 example sets for work, class and friends, and a picker that deals one at random.

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Live poll: which is the lie?

Which one is the lie?

I have never once pressed the snooze button.
My first job was scooping ice cream at a beach kiosk.
I taught myself to code from library books.

Play it live: put a player’s three statements in a 3-option poll and the room votes for the lie from their phones, free for 100 people.

Run it live with RiLiFi

Put each player’s three statements in a live poll. Everyone votes for the lie from their phone, the chart shows how the room split, and then the player reveals the answer.

Create a live poll Make it an interactive presentation

Free for 100 people per session

60 two truths and a lie examples

Each set is written the way one person might say it. Use a few to show how the game works, then have everyone write their own. The lie is hidden under each set.

For work

1. I have never once pressed the snooze button.
2. My first job was scooping ice cream at a beach kiosk.
3. I taught myself to code from library books.
Show the lie
A. I have never once pressed the snooze button.
1. I once gave a talk to 300 people with a broken laptop.
2. I have worked night shifts at a bakery.
3. I can type 120 words a minute.
Show the lie
B. I have worked night shifts at a bakery.
1. I have been to every office our company has.
2. I can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under two minutes.
3. I once ran a meeting entirely in sign language.
Show the lie
B. I can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under two minutes.
1. I have kept the same desk plant alive for nine years.
2. I once got lost inside our own building for an hour.
3. I applied for this job twice before I got it.
Show the lie
C. I applied for this job twice before I got it.
1. I have never sent an email to the wrong person.
2. I can name every country in Africa.
3. I once taught a dance class at a community center.
Show the lie
A. I have never sent an email to the wrong person.
1. I once shook hands with an Olympic champion.
2. I keep a spreadsheet of every book I’ve read.
3. I started my career as a lifeguard.
Show the lie
B. I keep a spreadsheet of every book I’ve read.
1. I once won a pie-baking contest.
2. I have never had a cup of coffee.
3. I have worked from a café in five different cities.
Show the lie
C. I have worked from a café in five different cities.
1. I speak four languages.
2. I once stayed on mute for a whole presentation.
3. I was a radio DJ at college.
Show the lie
A. I speak four languages.
1. I have used the same mug at work for seven years.
2. I have read our employee handbook cover to cover.
3. I once fixed the office coffee machine with a paper clip.
Show the lie
A. I have used the same mug at work for seven years.
1. I have built a bookshelf from scratch.
2. I have never been late to a meeting.
3. I once sat next to a famous chef on a train.
Show the lie
B. I have never been late to a meeting.
1. I played in a band that once opened for a touring act.
2. I can juggle four balls at once.
3. I have worked in this industry for over ten years.
Show the lie
C. I have worked in this industry for over ten years.
1. I have given a toast in front of 200 people.
2. My first email address had a typo in it.
3. I once had a job interview on a park bench.
Show the lie
B. My first email address had a typo in it.
1. I once trained a parrot to say good morning.
2. I hold a patent for a kitchen gadget.
3. I have hiked to the top of a volcano.
Show the lie
A. I once trained a parrot to say good morning.
1. I have never used a spreadsheet formula.
2. I can write with both hands.
3. I once worked on a cruise ship.
Show the lie
B. I can write with both hands.
1. I have been stuck in an elevator twice.
2. I organized a charity run for 500 people.
3. I can recite pi to 50 digits.
Show the lie
A. I have been stuck in an elevator twice.
1. I learned to swim as an adult.
2. I have worked in three different teams here.
3. I have watched the sunrise on my birthday ten years running.
Show the lie
C. I have watched the sunrise on my birthday ten years running.
1. I have never lost a pair of headphones.
2. I once ran a half marathon in a costume.
3. I can draw a world map from memory.
Show the lie
A. I have never lost a pair of headphones.
1. I once delivered pizza by bike.
2. I have been a contestant on a TV quiz show.
3. My first car was bright orange.
Show the lie
C. My first car was bright orange.
1. I have never seen a Star Wars film.
2. I once answered the CEO’s phone by mistake.
3. I have planted more than 100 trees.
Show the lie
C. I have planted more than 100 trees.
1. I once gave a talk at a conference in Iceland.
2. I learned to knit during a long project.
3. I wrote a song for a coworker’s farewell.
Show the lie
B. I learned to knit during a long project.

For class (13+)

1. I once got every word right on a spelling test.
2. I have never been to a zoo.
3. I have read my favorite book five times.
Show the lie
C. I have read my favorite book five times.
1. I built a robot from a kit.
2. I can say hello in ten languages.
3. I have never eaten pizza.
Show the lie
C. I have never eaten pizza.
1. I have been on stage in a school play.
2. I can play the piano with my eyes closed.
3. I once found a fossil on a beach.
Show the lie
B. I can play the piano with my eyes closed.
1. I have a pet snake called Noodle.
2. I once won a school chess tournament.
3. I have slept over at a science museum.
Show the lie
B. I once won a school chess tournament.
1. I once missed the school bus three days in a row.
2. I can name every bone in the hand.
3. I have seen a shooting star.
Show the lie
A. I once missed the school bus three days in a row.
1. I know a card trick that fools my teachers.
2. I once grew a sunflower taller than me.
3. I have been to five countries.
Show the lie
C. I have been to five countries.
1. I can draw any cartoon character from memory.
2. I collect old coins.
3. I have watched a soccer match in another country.
Show the lie
B. I collect old coins.
1. I can do a cartwheel.
2. I wrote a short story that won a prize.
3. I taught an older relative to send a text.
Show the lie
A. I can do a cartwheel.
1. I have never watched a film in a cinema.
2. I can spell onomatopoeia backward.
3. I have coded a simple game of my own.
Show the lie
C. I have coded a simple game of my own.
1. I once saw a dolphin from a ferry.
2. I know the periodic table by heart.
3. I have been in the school newspaper.
Show the lie
C. I have been in the school newspaper.
1. I have slept in a tent in the snow.
2. I can name every country in South America.
3. I have never been to a live concert.
Show the lie
A. I have slept in a tent in the snow.
1. I have made my own slime.
2. I once met an author at a book signing.
3. I have never used a calculator in math class.
Show the lie
C. I have never used a calculator in math class.
1. I once fed a giraffe.
2. I can type without looking at the keys.
3. I have been to a planetarium four times.
Show the lie
B. I can type without looking at the keys.
1. I read a dictionary page every night for a month.
2. I have won a medal for swimming.
3. I can fold a paper plane that flies 20 meters.
Show the lie
A. I read a dictionary page every night for a month.
1. I can wiggle my ears.
2. I once got lost in a corn maze.
3. I have been to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Show the lie
A. I can wiggle my ears.
1. I have baked bread from scratch.
2. I have never forgotten my homework.
3. I once spotted a fox on the school field.
Show the lie
B. I have never forgotten my homework.
1. I once got a letter back from a famous scientist.
2. I can play three instruments.
3. I have adopted a rescue cat.
Show the lie
C. I have adopted a rescue cat.
1. I have climbed a rock wall to the top.
2. I have watched a solar eclipse.
3. I am fluent in sign language.
Show the lie
A. I have climbed a rock wall to the top.
1. I have been out on a sailboat.
2. I have never lost a game of tic-tac-toe.
3. I once built a model volcano for a science fair.
Show the lie
B. I have never lost a game of tic-tac-toe.
1. I can name every capital in Europe.
2. I was a class representative last year.
3. I have ridden a camel.
Show the lie
A. I can name every capital in Europe.

For friends

1. I have flown in a seaplane.
2. I once ate pancakes for dinner for a whole week.
3. I can do a perfect moonwalk.
Show the lie
B. I once ate pancakes for dinner for a whole week.
1. I have seen the same film in a cinema six times.
2. I once got a fortune cookie with no fortune inside.
3. I have never been on a rollercoaster.
Show the lie
B. I once got a fortune cookie with no fortune inside.
1. I sleep with socks on all year.
2. I once won a goldfish at a fair.
3. I have sung karaoke in three countries.
Show the lie
A. I sleep with socks on all year.
1. I gave my car a name.
2. I once got stuck on a ski lift for an hour.
3. I can recite a whole movie from memory.
Show the lie
A. I gave my car a name.
1. I once joined a stranger’s birthday party by mistake.
2. I own over 40 board games.
3. I have never tasted ketchup.
Show the lie
C. I have never tasted ketchup.
1. I once had my sandwich stolen by a seagull.
2. I can peel an orange in one piece.
3. I once finished a 1,000-piece puzzle in a day.
Show the lie
B. I can peel an orange in one piece.
1. I send myself a postcard from every trip.
2. I have never seen the sea.
3. I have slept in an airport three times.
Show the lie
C. I have slept in an airport three times.
1. I was an extra in a TV show.
2. I have eaten a cricket on purpose.
3. I can’t whistle at all.
Show the lie
C. I can’t whistle at all.
1. I once fell asleep at a fireworks show.
2. I have kept every concert ticket I’ve ever had.
3. I have met my favorite singer.
Show the lie
B. I have kept every concert ticket I’ve ever had.
1. I once went to a wedding where I knew nobody.
2. I have ridden a horse along a beach.
3. I talk to my houseplants.
Show the lie
C. I talk to my houseplants.
1. I tried 30 ice cream flavors at one shop in a day.
2. I have never played a video game.
3. I once lost a shoe in a river.
Show the lie
C. I once lost a shoe in a river.
1. I once won a dance-off.
2. I can cook exactly one dish really well.
3. I have been to the same vacation spot every year since I was five.
Show the lie
B. I can cook exactly one dish really well.
1. I once beat a chess computer on its hardest level.
2. I have walked across a glass-floored bridge.
3. I once got a standing ovation at a talent show.
Show the lie
A. I once beat a chess computer on its hardest level.
1. I have read a whole book on one flight.
2. I sort my socks by color.
3. I have held a real meteorite.
Show the lie
B. I sort my socks by color.
1. I once drove 12 hours to see a band.
2. I have never been camping.
3. I can twist a balloon into a dog.
Show the lie
C. I can twist a balloon into a dog.
1. I once ordered 20 pizzas by mistake.
2. I know every word of a ten-minute song.
3. I have ice-skated on a frozen lake.
Show the lie
A. I once ordered 20 pizzas by mistake.
1. I once won a radio contest.
2. I have never tried sushi.
3. I have built a snowman taller than a door.
Show the lie
B. I have never tried sushi.
1. I once locked myself out twice in one day.
2. I can do a dozen celebrity voices.
3. I have seen the northern lights.
Show the lie
A. I once locked myself out twice in one day.
1. I learned a dance from a video in one night.
2. I don’t like chocolate.
3. I once spent a night in a lighthouse.
Show the lie
C. I once spent a night in a lighthouse.
1. I can name every song on my favorite album in order.
2. I once camped at a music festival in three days of rain.
3. I once found a message in a bottle.
Show the lie
A. I can name every song on my favorite album in order.

How to play two truths and a lie

Everyone thinks of three short statements about themselves: two true and one made up.
One player reads their three statements out loud, in any order.
The others can ask two questions, then everyone guesses which statement is the lie.
The player reveals the lie, and the next person takes a turn.

Rules and scoring

Keep every statement about yourself, short and easy to say out loud. Leave out anything that could embarrass you or someone else, and don’t make statements about other people in the room.

To keep score, give 1 point to each person who spots the lie, and 1 point to the player for every person their lie fooled. One turn each is enough for a big group. Small groups can play two rounds.

How to play in a room, on a call or live

In a room. Sit in a circle. On the count of three, everyone holds up one, two or three fingers for the statement they think is the lie.
On a video call. The player posts their statements in the chat as 1, 2 and 3. Everyone types a number and sends it at the same time.
As a live poll. Put the three statements in a RiLiFi poll. The room votes from their phones, and the chart goes on screen before the reveal.

How to write a good set

Make the lie believable. Change one detail of something true, such as a number, a place or a year. A lie that is too wild gives itself away.
Make one truth surprising. Pick a true fact that people wouldn’t guess about you. It pulls votes away from the lie.
Keep all three alike. If one statement is much longer or vaguer than the others, people notice. Write all three in the same plain style.
Keep it light at work. First jobs, travel, hobbies and small skills work well. Leave out health, money, family and anything private.

FAQ

Questions about two truths and a lie

How do you play two truths and a lie?

Each player says three statements about themselves. Two are true and one is made up. The others guess which one is the lie, then the player reveals it and the next person takes a turn.

What are good two truths and a lie examples for work?

Stick to first jobs, travel, hobbies and small skills, such as “I have worked night shifts at a bakery.” The For work list above has sets you can use as they are or change to fit you.

How do you score two truths and a lie?

Give 1 point to each person who spots the lie, and 1 point to the player for each person their lie fooled. Add up the points once everyone has had a turn.

Can you play two truths and a lie online?

Yes. On a video call, the player posts their three statements in the chat and everyone types the number of the lie. In RiLiFi, each set becomes a live poll that people answer from their phones.

How do I run two truths and a lie as a live poll?

Create a poll in RiLiFi with the player’s three statements as the answers. People join with a PIN or QR code and vote for the lie, and the chart shows how the room split before the reveal. The free plan covers 100 people per session.

Play two truths and a lie live

Make one poll per player, with their three statements as the answers. People join with a PIN or QR code, no app needed, and vote from their phones.

Create a live poll Make it an interactive presentation

Free for 100 people per session