It's not so much that they lie, it's just that they don't tell you the whole truth.

For instance recruiters will tell you PSA has a 5-6 year flow, because pilots on property for that long are currently flowing. Due to growth though a current new hire is looking at closer to a decade to flow because the pilot group is so much bigger than it used to be.

So it's just learning to read between the lines and do your research on your own.