Of participants who said they have or will vote for Trump, 45 percent said lying has become more acceptable, compared with 67 percent of Biden voters.

And while more than a quarter (26 percent) of Trump voters said lying has become neither more nor less acceptable, that figure dropped to 12 percent among Biden supporters.

Respondents who picked then-Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton were more likely to say that lying has become more acceptable in politics, compared to those who voted for President Donald Trump, at 66 percent and 46 percent, respectively.

Of those who did not vote in the last election: almost half (46 percent) said lying was more acceptable; more than a quarter (26 percent) did not know; 16 percent said neither more nor less; and 12 percent less acceptable.

Among participants aged 18 to 24 year olds, who fall into the Gen Z age group, 43 percent agreed that lying has become more acceptable.