…incere misguided beliefs, or motivations do not make a lie any more valid, more palatable, or true. Yes, a “lie” involves intent, but intent or belief have no bearing on the veracity of a false statement. If that were the case, then the Nazis’ belief that in murdering six million people of the Jewish faith they did their country a favor removes the sheer hatred, horror, and vulgarity of their acts. Thus, calling a lie by any lovelier name does not make it so.