Melissa Williams-Brown Faked a College Degree Many people lie about their education on a CV and even to potential employers. Others, like Melissa Williams-Brown of Adelaide South Australia, go to extreme measures to fake a college degree they never had. Note: Readers may remember Melissa from her " paranoid tot mom videos " she posted to her social media in 2017. The self-described "photographer, cybersecurity expert and licensed pilot" claimed to hold degrees from George Washington University in articles announcing nuptials to third husband, Glenn Jonathan Brown - an accountant with PwC Australia. Melissa Williams-Brown made the false claims in several newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and Irvine World News . When questions about her past arose, officials from George Washington University issued statements saying they have "no record of Melissa Williams-Brown" and "her claims are false - she was never a student at this institution."...

George Washington University Has No Record of Melissa Williams-Brown, claims of a degree are false Pathological liars tell compulsive lies without a clear motive. This type of lying is different than non-pathological lying, where the lie is often beneficial in some way. Lying is a common feature of social interactions among humans. This behavior even occurs in some animals, such as monkeys. Lies often lead to some benefit. For example, a person may lie to avoid social embarrassment. While some people lie more frequently than others, it is not typically a sign of a mental health condition. Pathological lying is different. It may be a sign of an underlying mental health condition, such as a personality disorder . In this article, we discuss pathological lying in more detail, including how to recognize it and how to cope with this behavior in others. Related :  Munchausen and Pathological Lying: The Strange Saga of Melissa Williams-Brown What is pathological lying? A pathological lia...