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The [[Eleventh Doctor]] made a habit of lying, both to [[companion]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') and enemies, ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') so much so that [[Amy Pond]] could sometimes tell when he was lying. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') This led [[River Song]] to declare "[[The Doctor's rules|Rule One: The Doctor lies]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') The Eleventh Doctor even lied about [[The Doctor's age|his age]], so much so that was unsure he was even lying about it when speaking to the [[War Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') Given his history, the [[Time Lord]]s constructed a [[Truth Field]] on [[Trenzalore]] to force the Doctor to speak truthfully. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] made a habit of lying, both to [[companion]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') and enemies, ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'', ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') so much so that [[Amy Pond]] could sometimes tell when he was lying. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'') This led [[River Song]] to declare "[[The Doctor's rules|Rule One: The Doctor lies]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') The Eleventh Doctor even lied about [[The Doctor's age|his age]], so much so that was unsure he was even lying about it when speaking to the [[War Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') Given his history, the [[Time Lord]]s constructed a [[Truth Field]] on [[Trenzalore]] to force the Doctor to speak truthfully. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')


The [[Twelfth Doctor]] also lied. He lied to [[Clara Oswald]], putting her in a dream scenario to test how far she would go to convince him to save [[Danny Pink]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') He later lied to [[Bill Potts]] that was assisting [[Monk (species)|the monks]] in order to test if she was under their control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') [[Ohila]] confessed to the Doctor that she always assumed he was lying because "it save[d] time." ([[WC]]: ''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]'') Clara noted however that the Doctor lied with purpose, trying to give those in danger hope so they would run from danger faster. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'')
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] also lied. He lied to [[Clara Oswald]], putting her in a dream scenario to test how far she would go to convince him to save [[Danny Pink]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') He later lied to [[Bill Potts]] that was assisting [[Monk (species)|the monks]] in order to test if she was under their control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') [[Ohila]] confessed to the Doctor that she always assumed he was lying because "it save[d] time." ([[WC]]: ''[[Prologue (webcast)|Prologue]]'') Clara noted however that the Doctor lied with purpose, trying to give those in danger hope so they would run from danger faster. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'') When the Twelfth Doctor returned to [[Gallifrey]], he claimed to have information about [[the Hybrid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') [[Boy (Heaven Sent)|A Time Lord author]] later believed that this had been a lie, suspecting that the Doctor was simply using the Time Lords' fear of the Hybrid against them as part of his plan to rescue Clara Oswald. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'')


According to {{dhawan}}, the Time Lords lied about [[the Doctor]]'s origins, and that they were actually the [[Timeless Child]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
According to {{dhawan}}, the Time Lords lied about [[the Doctor]]'s origins, and that they were actually the [[Timeless Child]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'')
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