> Germans overall trust their government to not lie as much as other governments German here. I don't trust my government to not lie (based on past evidence).

> Germans overall trust their government to not lie as much as other governments German here. I don't trust my government to not lie (based on past evidence). However, I don't think the government is competent enough to execute this particular type or lie (or even creative enough to come up with it in the first place).