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We propose the Cyber Contextual Organization of Language and Deception (CCOLD) framework, which integrates psychological dynamics (language), practical goals (lie type), and communication conventions (social norms) to predict cyber deception.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In three online experiments, participants were randomly assigned to a native-language (Chinese) or foreign-language (English) condition and judged deception scenarios that varied in lie type (black lie vs. white lie in Experiment 1; white lie vs. truth in Experiment 2; black lie vs. truth in Experiment 3) and social norm (descriptive vs. subjective). Data were analyzed with linear mixed-effects models controlling for age, gender, language background, and self-reported English proficiency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The foreign-language effect was not uniform. Experiment 1 showed a language and lie interaction, such that foreign-language use increased the acceptability of black lies but not white lies. Experiments 2 and 3 showed three-way interactions: under subjective norms, foreign-language use reduced white-lie (Experiment 2) and black-lie (Experiment 3) willingness while increasing truth willingness, whereas language effects were not significant under descriptive norms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The effect of foreign language on cyber deception is conditional rather than fixed, jointly depending on lie type and social-norm type. The CCOLD framework accounts for these boundary conditions and offers implications for online ethical education and deception prevention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1923639","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]],"date-time":"2026-10-06T05:21:36Z","timestamp":1791264096000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Does second language decrease cyber deception? 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