"I never ever cheated and I don't condone cheating, but I would sometimes spread misinformation," the then first-term senator said during the lecture. "And this is a great tactic. Misinformation can be very important.Paul explained that he and a group of fellow students had once "started spreading the rumor that we knew" what was on an upcoming test, to "try to trick all of our competing students" into studying for the wrong subject. That's my advice, misinformation works," said Paul. "So, try to trick your opponents into knowing that the test is about something that it's not."