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John Joseph Mearsheimer (born December 14, 1947), a political scientist and international relations scholar, who is described as the most influential realist of his generation, argues that leaders lie more frequently to domestic audiences than to leaders of other states. International lying can have negative effects, including "blowback" and "backfiring".

Blowback occurs if telling international lies helps cause a culture of deceit at home. Backfiring occurs if telling a lie leads to a failed policy. He also emphasizes that there are two other kinds of deception besides lying: "concealment", a leader remaining silent about an important matter, and "spinning", a leader telling a story that emphasizes the positive and downplays or ignores the negative.