lying is certainly one way to go about it

the same reason that libs are still libs in spite of overwhelming evidence against them

vibes trumps evidence 100% of the time

pass the blame onto another member of the team and hope no one calls the bluff

If you know you're not going to be demodded by the admin, then why not?

They're va*sh fans, and he has taught them that lying is cool and good. All that matters is that you "win".