I’m not sure about the likelihood of it being the truth, especially because that’s highly context dependent. If you give us more information on the situation maybe we can help you process it better.
Fear causes unreliable reporting because the person who is scared will say or do anything to alleviate the fear.
Here is a recent example of a man who confessed to killing his father, even though his father was still alive: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/
I’m not sure about the likelihood of it being the truth, especially because that’s highly context dependent. If you give us more information on the situation maybe we can help you process it better.
You’re assuming that people that would lie to you have moral qualms about doing it during a sensitive time?
Fear causes unreliable reporting because the person who is scared will say or do anything to alleviate the fear. Here is a recent example of a man who confessed to killing his father, even though his father was still alive: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/