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That can be dangerous advice in some contexts. Like if you're an immigrant being confronted by an ICE agent, say whatever you need to say to get the fuck out of there.
Basically if a Nazi asks if you're a Jew, the answer is ALWAYS 'no' regardless of whether or not that's true.
Often it takes seeing other people engaging in a habit that you share to realize or accept it's a bad one: criticism can still be warranted and constructive, but in that case I'd own the complicity openly and direct the criticism to 'we'. Introspection is good!
There are exceptions. I don't kill ever either, except when my life is in danger. If I can avoid physical violence by lying then it's the lesser of two evils.
I'd say it's also justified when refusing to answer would reveal the truth. If you're asked about homosexuality in a country that prohobits it for example.