So Ryan Lochte lied. Sort of.
At the very least, he appears to have stretched the truth a bit. He allegedly fabricated a story — or half a story — to get himself and his U.S. teammates out of a bad situation and cover up a stupid mistake.
So what?
Most of us are liars, too. Most of us do it every day. We either tell outright lies or exaggerate a situation or stretch the truth. It’s become the American way.
Like Lochte, we lie to cover up mistakes or to make up for something we said or did that offended someone or didn’t go over so well.