AUSTRALIANS ARE D.I.Y. PRIVATE SPIES
Over 50 percent of Australians claim that they have exposed a lie told by their partner by using the Internet as a D.I.Y. lie detector
A worldwide survey commissioned by the people search website Yasni, has revealed that Australian are becoming online spies to expose lies told by their partners, as over 50% have admitted they have uncovered a lie on the Internet.
784 Australian online users responded to the study from Yasni, and on top of the 54% who admitted that they have discovered a lie told by their partner, a further 21% said that they have used the internet to try and expose suspected lies that their partner has told but have found no evidence to back up their suspicions.
Only 1 in 4 people from Australia said they would never use the internet to try and expose a lie from their partner.
The findings from Europe however revealed some surprisingly contrasting results and only an average of 30% of respondents from Europe had looked for information about their partner online; suggesting that the Europeans may be less suspicious of their partner than Australians.
Jorge Salgado Reyes from Allied Detectives is a Private Detective with clients from across the Globe and he said,
"Many people from all over the world come to us with information about their partner which they themselves have found online and has triggered concerns in their mind that they would like us to investigate further, In particular, comments made in their Facebook and other social networking sites.
He continued, "We have found that the most common lie exposed relates to a current partner saying that they had not had contact with an ex and the second most common is in connection to their working life and having a worse job than they claimed when they first met.
"We always urge people to be cautious about the information they find and make sure that it relates to the right person because it can lead to the end of a relationship if they confront a partner with incorrect accusations."
Speaking about the results of the research Yasni's CCO Andy Barr said;
"The results of our research highlights the need for people to check to see if the information that is publically available about themselves on the internet is not only accurate but does not also lead to awkward questions from their partners."
He continued,
"The fun loving and laid back persona of people living in Australia meant that they were the last people we thought would be using Yasni to piece together a picture of their partners history and look for lies that they may have told".