> there are no penalties for telling a lie on the internet. Some unrelated points on this: People will believe you less if they find evidence against your lie

> there are no penalties for telling a lie on the internet. Some unrelated points on this: People will believe you less if they find evidence against your lie. This problem is a recent one that came about when the gullible masses started arriving to the internet in the 2000s. I can concieve of no structured way of penalizing liars because I don't see any way of making a truth determining institution that would not be immediately corrupted.