miàn / duì / lòu / dòng / bǎi / chū / de / shuō / fǎ / jì / xù / yuán / huǎng / zhǐ / huì / ràng / shì / qing / gèng / zāo

面对漏洞百出的说法，继续圆谎只会让事情更糟。

Given such a full-of-holes explanation, continuing to cover up the lie will only make things worse.