AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

Mythbusters Beat the Lie Detector Episode Featuring Phony Ph.D. "Dr." Michael Martin

A memorandum to the Director of the FBI on polygraph screening in light of the Robert P. Hanssen espionage case.

The FBI's leading polygraph expert testifies that polygraph screening is completely without theoretical foundation and has absolutely no validity.

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The agency that protects the president and high-profile politicians says exams for new hires will be as rigorous as those from the famously tough in-house team.

Regan Goan, who previously worked for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly lying about the exams.

The defense secretary is weaponizing lie detectors against military and civilian officials

National security lawyer, Department of Justice whistleblower, and Salon contributing writer Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack on X) has published a scathing critique of Department of Defense efforts t...

National security lawyer, Department of Justice whistleblower, and Salon contributing writer Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack on X) has published a scathing critique of Department of Defense efforts t...

The Pentagon is seeking funding for a new and improved polygraph that it alternatively calls “Polygraph+,” “Polygraph Next,” or “Next Gen Polygraph.” The five-year plan calls for spending $30,342,000....

Steve Wilkos, whose eponymous low brow daytime television talk show was canceled earlier this year, has started a weekly video podcast called “Steve Wilkos: Take a Seat” that is available on YouTube. ...

The Pentagon is seeking funding for a new and improved polygraph that it alternatively calls “Polygraph+,” “Polygraph Next,” or “Next Gen Polygraph.” The five-year plan calls for spending $30,342,000....

On 11 September 2026, the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office in a media release posted to Instagram announced the arrest of former deputy Regan J. Goan on misdemeanor charges associated with hi...

On 11 September 2026, the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office in a media release posted to Instagram announced the arrest of former deputy Regan J. Goan on misdemeanor charges associated with hi...

An Islamic jihadist article on how to beat a polygraph test.

Extract on instrumental lie detection from Al-Qaeda's Encyclopedia of Jihad.

Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Habernman, and Eric Schmitt report for the New York Times in a 4 September 2026 article titled “In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Mem...