In addition to his glaringly weak logic abilities, Phil holds some unusual views about social interaction in general that give him some incorrect views on how lying itself even works. As is apparent from many aspects of his life, he believes that taking shortcuts/cheating is the equivalent of achieving something by any other method. You see this a lot in the accusations he makes towards other, more successful, people. He accuses other streamers of acting like clowns to entertain children, of pre-arranging tips, etc. This extends to his lying as well. He believes that as long as he can find a way to technically be correct about something, regardless of how far he has to stretch to do it, it is literally just as valuable as if he had been direct, genuine and honest.