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Одна ложь тянет за собой другую
See Ложь ложью погоняет (Л)
Cf: Не that tells a lie must invent twenty more to maintain it (Am.). A lie begets a lie until they become a generation (Am.). One lie makes many (Br.). One lie needs seven lies to wait upon it (Br.). One seldom meets a lonely lie (Am.)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. . 2013.