It does seem like the hobbits lie a bit, or at least it is alluded to them not being all together honest, but the difference between hobbit-lies and lies of say, the Enemy, are that hobbit-lies are not malicious in nature. And to steal Nuru's quote:
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the intent and use of these... make these same qualities good, while it is the opposite for Sauron.
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Bad guys are decietful for their own gain, and nothing else. They don't care who gets hurt, but with hobbits, they might exaggerate the truth a bit, or tweak it a bit, but it's nothing that will do lasting harm. What is the worse lie? "I am your friend, Men of Numenor. Heed my kindly words of wisdom." or "Yep, we were the first to smoke the good stuff."