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Everybody Lies

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Last discussed Jul 19, 2026

A book by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz that uses Google search data to reveal what people truly think and want, showing that online search behavior is more honest than surveys or polls.

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Collective Illusions Different focus
book on false consensus

Mike sees both as making the same case. Both explore how public opinion is distorted and people misread what others truly think.

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Mike Rowe

"There's another book that makes the case really well, too. It's called Everybody Lies. In this book, the author gets the keys to the kingdom of Google data and gets to look at the details of every search conducted over the last however m..."

Mentioned alongside Collective Illusions as a complementary book making the same case about manufactured consensus

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Used for: Understanding the true beliefs and desires of the population using search data rather than self-reported opinions Praised: Uses Google search data — hundreds of billions of searches — which can't be l... vs: Mentioned alongside Collective Illusions as a complementary book making the s...

"There's another book that makes the case really well, too. It's called Everybody Lies. In this book, the author gets the keys to the kingdom of Google data and gets to look at the details of every search conducted over the last however many years ..."

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