Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: Does anyone ever tell the truth?

The average Briton tells more than 10 lies a week, with two fifths claiming fibs are "sometimes necessary".

Almost all Britons (91 per cent) have told a lie at some point in their lives – but this means nine per cent of people claim NEVER to have lied ... the liars!

A quarter (25 per cent) say they will "happily" tell a fib if they think it will not hurt anyone.

Just five per cent believe it is never acceptable, 55 per cent "sometimes stretch the truth" and 27 per cent say white lies are acceptable.

The most common subject for lies is vices, with 41 per cent admitting to dishonesty about the price of an item they have bought, 25 per cent lying about how much they drink and 23 per cent fibbing about their eating habits.

Almost a third (32 per cent) say they have lied about the reason for missing a call and 31 per cent have made up a reason for why they were late.

Some 16 per cent have been untruthful about a past relationship, 15 per cent about where they went the previous night and 14 per cent about who they were with the night before.

Seven per cent say they have lied on sites such as Facebook and Twitter to make themselves seem more interesting, with this figure rising to 19 per cent among 18 to 24-year-olds.

67 per cent of women are likely to tell white lies compared with 58 per cent of men, with women most likely to lie about how much something cost and men most likely to fib about how much they drink.

Source: One Poll survey for confused.com.

What do you think? Are you surprised – or worried – about the amount of lying people admit to? When do you think lying to someone is acceptable? Post a comment below, or on Twitter using #nsstatchat