In my opinion it does not matter if you say 1, 100, or 1000 dives. When you get under the water for your course or shakeout or whatever - it will be very apparent to the instructor or whomever is checking you out. If you pass you move on - if you don't there is no Scuba Police... But it may be embarrassing to you and whomever you are with if you get turned down for the class or whatever...
“The word 'experienced' often refers to someone who's gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have.”
― Laurence Gonzales, Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why