Well, maybe one or two, but only half as many as the man sitting next to me.

A new survey, which claims to tell the truth, reveals that the male of the species is responsible for twice as many dissimulations as his female counterpart.

While women come out with just three porkies a day, men manage six.

Presumably, they include “I’m on my way” or “No, your bum doesn’t look big in that”, and the one we all know and love: “This will be my last pint.”

Researchers have found that men distort the truth 2184 times a year, making a staggering tally of 126,672 over the average lifetime.

Women, as we could have predicted, tell 1092 lies a year, or 68,796 over their lifetime.

The statistics emerged in a study by 20th Century Fox for the launch of the hit American show Lie To Me on DVD today.

A study of 2000 people in the UK revealed that “Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine” is the most common lie told by men and women.

But while males lie about drink and sex, women are more likely to lie about their latest shopping purchases.

However, 83% of people reckon they can easily tell if their partner is lying, with almost half saying not being able to look directly at you is the biggest giveaway.

It seems to work, too, as 52% have been caught out after trying to lie to their partner.

Almost a quarter of couples have ended up rowing about lies, while 7% have split up because of them.

Researchers also discovered that it is not just at home where we get caught out through lies, as 9% of us have got into trouble at work after telling a fib.

Some 4% of workers were just given a warning, while 5% ended up being sacked over their lies.

Richard Newman, a body language expert, said: “Body language is a great way of telling when someone is lying, However, most people can’t read the signals.

“They assume that if someone was hiding the truth, they would hide their face and avoid eye contact. In fact, the opposite is true.

“Liars usually do everything they can to convince you of the truth, sitting still and looking at you to watch your reaction.

‘‘Touching your face and rapid blinking are also massive giveaways that someone is lying.’’