Kallestrup, JesperMichelini, Matteo2025-10-032025-09-25Kallestrup, J & Michelini, M 2025, 'Why Demagogues Lie Big', Episteme. https://doi.org/10.1017/epi.2025.100811742-3600https://hdl.handle.net/2164/26146Open access via the CUP agreement We would like to thank Eilidh Beaton, David Boylan, Matteo Cerasa, Nicolas Cote, Axel Gelfert, Chris Kelp, Fed Luzzi, Jack Lyons, Bryan Pickel, Michael Quinn, Dunja Šešelja, Paula Sweeney, Stephan Torre, Tom Weber, as well as an anonymous referee for this journal for helpful comments and constructive suggestions on earlier drafts. We are also grateful to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (Grant No. AH/W008424/1) for funding this research.22325544englyingdemagoguerybeliefevidencedefeatB Philosophy (General)B1Journal article10.1017/epi.2025.10081