There are two ways to be fooled.

One is to believe what isn't true.

The other is to refuse to believe what is true.

- Søren Kierkegaard

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And we all fall into both traps, at some point in our lives, if not at every moment of our lives.

Agreed, at least when it comes to non-manmade lies. For the trained individual, recognising manmade lies is simple.

Yes, nature does indeed lie, so I assume that's what you mean by non-manmade lies. Lying is precisely how creatures survive (e.g. camouflage). Lying is at the very heart of all life.