It's not okay to lie.
Angela was applying for a job at a new company and one of the questions asked her if she had been fired from a job before, which she had.
Angela wants to answer the question.
Angela admitted that she had been fired once before and explained the situation.
Angela wrote that she had never been fired from a previous job, even though this was not true.
The company felt she was a suitable and honest candidate, and they offered her the job.
The company discovered that she had been fired when they did a background check, and they did not offer her a job.