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2 Lies and a Truth Examples and Ideas
Everything you need for a great round of Two Lies and a Truth (1 truth, 2 lies): example rounds to guess, surprising truths, believable lies, and a Lie Lab that checks your set.
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In Two Lies and a Truth, the hard part is the lies: you need two of them, and they have to sound just as real as your one truth. The best sets use a truth that sounds a little unlikely and two lies that sound perfectly ordinary, so the group talks itself out of picking the real one.
Use the Lie Lab above: it is already set to 2 lies and a truth. Mark your truth, add two lies (tap ＋ Use on any idea below, or let “Make one up” invent one), and the believability meter tells you if your truth stands out. When it looks balanced, send it to a friend as a challenge link.
New to this version? The rules and a playable Party Mode are on the main Two Lies and a Truth page.
Surprising statements to use as your truth
Use one of these as your truth if it really happened to you. The more unusual, the better it hides among two lies.
I’ve been pinched by a crab.
I once got a standing ovation.
I’ve slept in a car overnight on a road trip.
I’ve been in a newspaper photo.
I have a recipe that won a family cook-off.
I’ve seen a shooting star.
I once got a free upgrade to a hotel suite.
I’ve been to a wedding where the cake fell over.
I know someone who has been on TV.
I’ve gotten lost in an airport.
I have a sibling I didn’t meet until I was an adult.
I once wore a costume to work or school on an ordinary day.
I’ve been to a concert where I didn’t know a single song.
I’ve locked my keys in the car with the engine running.
I have a small tattoo that nobody has seen.
I once stayed at a hotel with a pool on the roof.
I’ve found money in an old coat pocket.
I once got a compliment from a stranger that I still remember.
I’ve been in a snowball fight in April.
I once ate at a restaurant where the waiters sang.
I’ve been on the big screen at a sports game.
I once opened a time capsule I buried as a kid.
I’ve eaten a meal in complete darkness at a restaurant.
My birthday falls on a public holiday.
I’ve been on a boat that ran out of fuel.
I once ate the same lunch every day for a year.
I’ve been stuck in traffic behind a herd of cows.
I have a photo with a team mascot at a stadium.
I once grew a pumpkin bigger than a basketball.
I fell asleep in a hammock and woke up with a striped sunburn.
Lies that sound true
You need two lies in this version, so it helps to have a stock of believable ones. Pick ones that are not true for you.
I’ve been to Norway.
I took tap dance lessons as a kid.
My middle name is Ann.
I once met my favorite author at a bookstore.
I’ve eaten frog legs.
I played the clarinet in middle school.
I’ve been to a wedding on a beach.
I once won a bike in a raffle.
I’ve seen a tornado.
I worked at a garden center one summer.
I had my ears pierced at a mall when I was eight.
I’ve been to a rodeo.
I once fell off a horse.
I have library cards for three different cities.
I’ve been to a drive-in movie.
I once chipped my front tooth on a spoon.
I’ve ridden a motorcycle once.
I once got a sunburn on a cloudy day.
I’ve been backstage at a concert.
I once lived above a bakery.
I’ve been to a hockey game in Canada.
I learned to play chess from my uncle.
I once worked at a frozen yogurt shop.
I’ve taken a pottery class.
I once sang karaoke on a cruise ship.
I’ve read all seven books in a fantasy series.
I played the drums in the school band.
I have a cousin who lives in New Zealand.
I once won a year of free coffee.
I took a cooking class in Italy.
2 lies and a truth examples: find the truth
Fifty example rounds from made-up players. This time you are hunting for the truth: tap the one you believe, then check.
- My house is 200 years old.
- I’ve been to 20 countries.
- I’ve never seen snow.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I can play the bagpipes.
- I once ate a whole ghost pepper.
- I’ve been fishing in Alaska.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I grew up with nine siblings.
- I’ve never flown on a plane.
- I once rode a camel in Egypt.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I once slept for 18 hours straight.
- I’ve been in a car commercial.
- I can’t snap my fingers.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
- My first job was washing dishes.
- I have a pet pig.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve been struck by lightning.
- I once won a TV game show.
- I have a black belt in judo.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve never been to a movie theater.
- I once delivered a pizza to a pop star.
- I collect vintage postcards.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve ridden a unicycle across a stage.
- I was at the Olympics as a spectator.
- I’m scared of heights.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I once lived on a sailboat for a year.
- I own 50 pairs of shoes.
- I don’t know how to whistle.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve eaten a scorpion.
- I once got lost in a corn maze for three hours.
- I’ve never had a sunburn.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I was a finalist on a baking show.
- I have been to Brazil.
- I have a pet snake named Noodle.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I can do 50 push-ups in a row.
- I’ve met a president.
- I once fell asleep on a roller coaster.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I once found a fossil on the beach.
- I’ve been to space camp.
- I’ve never broken a mirror.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I’ve trained a falcon.
- I own more than 100 video games.
- I once won a school chess tournament.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve visited Machu Picchu.
- I once sang the national anthem at a ball game.
- I’ve never tasted a mango.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I was born on New Year’s Day.
- I’ve been in a music video.
- I once caught a baseball at a stadium.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve been to a royal wedding.
- I have a phobia of spoons.
- I learned to swim when I was ten.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve hiked a volcano in Iceland.
- I own a race car.
- I can knit a scarf in a day.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I’ve never had a birthday party.
- My grandmother was a pilot.
- I once got free pizza for a year.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I once won a dance-off at a wedding.
- I’ve never used an escalator.
- I’ve swum with dolphins in the wild.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I have a signed letter from an astronaut.
- I once walked 30 miles in a day.
- I can’t ride a bike.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve lived in four countries.
- I once got stuck in a snowdrift up to my waist.
- I’ve never eaten a burger.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I own a vintage typewriter.
- I’ve been in a hot-air balloon over Turkey.
- I once met a penguin behind the scenes at an aquarium.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I once built a canoe.
- I’ve run a marathon in under three hours.
- I have a younger sister who is taller than me.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve stood on a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island.
- I own a pet chameleon named Pixel.
- I have never tasted pizza.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I was born on a ship.
- I can play the harp.
- I once won a spelling bee in fourth grade.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I have met three presidents.
- My first job was mowing lawns.
- I’ve been to the North Pole.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve never been on a bicycle.
- I have a black cat named Pepper.
- I once swam with sharks in a cage.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I am the oldest of seven kids.
- I once won a trip to Paris from a radio contest.
- I learned to juggle on a snow day.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I can speak Japanese fluently.
- I once cooked for a professional football team.
- I have two younger brothers.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve never been to a dentist in my life.
- I once found an arrowhead in my backyard.
- I own a vintage jukebox.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I was on a reality show as a kid.
- I once met a real sloth at a rescue center.
- I’ve hiked to Everest base camp twice.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve broken the same arm three times.
- I have been skiing in the Alps.
- I once ate a whole cake on a dare.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I once rode in a submarine.
- I sleep with a night light.
- I’ve won an award for my singing.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I built my own computer when I was 12.
- I have a pet goat named Captain.
- I once won a model rocket contest.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I’ve been bitten by a monkey.
- I have lived in a castle.
- I have never learned to swim.
Answer: #1 is the truth.
- I’ve driven a race car on a real track.
- I have a scar from a cooking accident.
- I once met the queen of England.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve never had a cold.
- I once got lost in Paris for a whole day.
- I can do a backflip on the ground.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I once shared a cab with an Olympic athlete.
- I have a fear of feathers.
- I’ve hiked the Grand Canyon rim to rim.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve ridden a camel across the Sahara.
- I have exactly 100 houseplants.
- I once rescued a cat from a tree.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve never tasted chocolate.
- I once built a snow fort with a working tunnel.
- I have a twin sister who lives in Japan.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I was the lead singer in a rock band.
- I’ve been to Morocco.
- I once won a surfing contest.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I have been in a TV commercial for cereal.
- I once got stuck at the top of a Ferris wheel.
- I’ve slept in an ice hotel.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve read every book in my town’s library.
- I learned to knit from my grandmother.
- I once met an astronaut at a gas station.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve never been on a plane.
- I have a collection of 500 comic books.
- I once helped plant 1,000 trees in one weekend.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I have swum across the English Channel.
- I play the cello.
- I have eaten a live octopus.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve visited 40 countries.
- I once got a ticket for riding my bike too fast.
- I was born with an extra toe.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I once met a wild bear on a hiking trail.
- I have performed at Carnegie Hall.
- I don’t know how to drive.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
- I’ve ridden an ostrich.
- I grew up above my parents’ shop.
- I can hold my breath for five minutes.
Answer: #2 is the truth.
- I’ve eaten at a restaurant in Antarctica.
- I once got a haircut on an airplane.
- I’ve been to a baseball game in Boston.
Answer: #3 is the truth.
How to write a great 2 lies and a truth set
- Pick a truth that sounds a little unlikely. The weirder it sounds, the more people will call it a lie.
- Make both lies ordinary and specific. A detail such as a place, a number or a name makes a lie feel remembered.
- Keep all three the same size. Similar length and the same way of starting (“I’ve…”, “I once…”) hide the truth best.
- Avoid giveaway words in the lies: “never”, “famous” and “million” are the first things people doubt.
- Test it in the Lie Lab above: mark your truth and read the tips before you play or send it.
2 lies and a truth ideas: FAQ
What are some good 2 lies and a truth examples?
Pair one surprising truth, such as “I have a fear of feathers”, with two ordinary lies like “I’ve been to Morocco” and “I once won a surfing contest.” The 50 example rounds on this page show the pattern.
What are good ideas for 1 truth and 2 lies?
For the truth, use an odd habit, an unusual trip or a strange childhood memory. For the lies, use believable, hard-to-check claims: a country, a small skill or a school activity. See the two lists above.
How do I make my lies sound true?
Give them one specific detail, keep them the same length as your truth, and avoid extreme words. The Lie Lab above checks all of this.
Can I send a 2 lies and a truth challenge to a friend?
Yes. Build your set in the Lie Lab, mark your truth, add your first name and tap “Create challenge link”. Your friend picks the truth and sees the reveal.