yes people do lie thats why home checks should always be done,then a follow up home check say 3 months later.
im not knocking what rescue places do far from it,my sister worked in one and sometimes they had so many dogs there would have to have them in there bedrooms/some rescue workers lived there/i think a lot of them do a good job and the rules they go by are mostly fair,my problem is i do think sometimes they can turn down good pet owners for silly reasons,ie the people have kids ,they have a large dog already.the fence isnt 6foot high. battersea dogs home where i got my little yorkie from have there rules they go by but they also take each person as they come so if the person dont tick all the boxes but they do most of them and they are good pet owners they will let you adopt but with a follow up.how many little yorkies are in a rescue now in the usa that could of gone home with someone who would of loved that baby to bits but couldnt cos they had kids,a large dog.my yorkies have lived with my mums 3 gsd,my brothers labs,and my sisters 15 stone bull mastiff and 12 stone irish wolfhound,and trust me it was my little yorkie that was top dog.