That can be true. It’s actually true for a lot of people. But that’s not all people, I’m brutally honest to the people I care about and trust the most, and my best friend tends to be the same way towards me. We both know we’re not trying to be mean or anything though, we make it clear we’re just saying facts.
If your friends are fake to you then you’re probably not close enough. I can’t tell you to appreciate that they’re lying to make you feel better, because lying is usually wrong unless you have to, but you should probably understand that they have good intentions and then make other, better friends!
Im not trying to tell you what to do, I just kind of have this instinct to give my opinion and advice whenever someone tells me an issue of theirs, sorry about that ^^;;