Polygraph tests can supposedly detect when a person is lying. But how can a machine do that, and can we really trust the ...

Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, ...

New York Times National Security Reporter Adam Goldman and former Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the FBI, Michael ...

When questioned on the details of the actor’s fatal fall, which many have questioned for years, Shannon Price didn’t get the ...

On Jan. 14, 2025, the ex-wife of late actor Gary Coleman took a polygraph test administered by former FBI agent and veteran ...

Attorneys for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who’s accused Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, released the results of a polygraph test focused on the decades ...

While it's not admissible in court, a good performance on a polygraph test can make a huge difference in a suspect's life. "I can't remember ever trying to prosecute somebody who passed one ...

The polygraph is merely a device that evaluates various physiological reactions your body makes when answering questions. It measures your heart rate, respiration and perspiration, among other things.

But a polygraph examiner learned about it just a few weeks after the bureau started the program. A combat-tested Marine with a security clearance, Montross, then 28, seemed like an ideal candidate.

When you think of polygraph examinations, crime comes to mind. But the tests are being used to fish out potential cheaters in a Connecticut-based bluefish tournament. Stream Connecticut News for ...

“He’s good,” the examiner said, giving a thumbs-up to another agent. I was surprised that I passed the polygraph test, but later I realized of course I did — because I had told the truth.

Gary Coleman's ex-wife, Shannon Price, took a polygraph test about the late actor's fatal fall - and the test administrator ...