👉 "Lying engineering" refers to the practice where engineers or organizations deliberately misrepresent facts, data, or technical capabilities to achieve specific goals, often to gain competitive advantage, secure funding, or manipulate public perception. This can involve exaggerating project benefits, downplaying risks, or omitting critical information from reports and presentations. While sometimes a strategic choice to manage stakeholder expectations, lying engineering undermines trust, can lead to catastrophic failures when the truth emerges, and violates professional integrity. It blurs the line between honest communication and strategic deception, often with long-term consequences for safety, ethics, and organizational credibility.
