> You're only committing a crime if you lie under oath, either to a court or congress. False: the relevant statute, 18 USC § 1001, doesn't mention the word "oa

> You're only committing a crime if you lie under oath, either to a court or congress. False: the relevant statute, 18 USC § 1001, doesn't mention the word "oath" once, and applies to "any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States".