# Mitigating a lie on SF86

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/mitigating-a-lie-on-sf86/7816>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [July 27, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/mitigating-a-lie-on-sf86/7816 "2019-07-27T15:35:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![coupe1987](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@coupe1987](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/coupe1987)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/mitigating-a-lie-on-sf86/7816/1 "2019-07-27T15:35:16Z")

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Hey all,

I have read a ton of stories about people who lied on an SF86, and were planning on going for a higher clearance and being honest on their new form. Something I never see is the outcome of these situations.

Has anyone lied on a SF86 and been able to successfully mitigate? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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**Author:** ![PeachTrees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PeachTrees](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/PeachTrees)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/mitigating-a-lie-on-sf86/7816/2 "2019-07-28T12:11:04Z")

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[https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/how-to-overcome-a-lie-on-the-sf-86/](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/how-to-overcome-a-lie-on-the-sf-86/)

I’ve read a couple of posts now and it didn’t seem like it ended well for them.