Well, yeah. There's a distinction between lying and being incorrect. I do think the parent is right in that when we accuse someone of lying, we're mostly accusi

Well, yeah. There's a distinction between lying and being incorrect. I do think the parent is right in that when we accuse someone of lying, we're mostly accusing them of making assertions or statements they don't believe to be true (actually, this means that their lies could actually be factually correct—all that really matters is the the author of the utterance does not actually believe in the truth value of what they are saying)