Om Swami
What counts as a lie, and is exaggerating really lying?
Mistaken truth is not a lie; exaggeration is
Saying something you sincerely believed true, which turns out wrong, is only a misplaced truth, not a lie. Exaggeration is a lie, because it is no longer the truth.
That is simply a misplaced truth. You did not know better. You shared what you thought was true at the time. When you exaggerate something, that is a lie.