I don’t know @renaissancedad , but in my example, I think you draw the line where I suggested: if no one is harmed other than the liar, don’t report it. I added to my post above to clarify. We can’t be a society where every single lie is outed, especially if it is inconsequential to anyone but the liar. I wonder if OP would have posted this if his classmate had told a lie on his application to Ohio State, or similar? I wonder if other posters would feel that the lying should be reported no matter what?
Of course lying is wrong. But tattling is wrong too. I draw the line when others are involved in the lie. And yes, again, we can all argue that society suffers as a whole when people lie and get away with it. This is true. As I stated in my first post, I beleve 100% that if the OP has proof and the liar is taking credit for things he hasn’t done, or in some other way involving outside parties, it should be reported.