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@cjciaramella.bsky.social you'll want to read this one for sure.

FBI Polygraph Interrogation of Shauni Kerkhoff: antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/foru...

FBI Polygraph Interrogation of Shauni Kerkhoff: antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/foru...

Infamous CIA spy Aldrich Ames passed a polygraph twice while actively committing espionage. He later said KGB advice — be cooperative and calm — helped him do it.

On the first day of April, 1935 (yes, April Fools’ Day), the FBI took delivery of its first polygraph instrument. Ninety-one years later, they still haven't figured out that lie detectors are bogus!

Douglas County bail fund to host event on ‘the trouble with polygraphs’ The Douglas County Community Bail Fund will soon host a talk on the "history, application, and pitfalls of the use of polygraphs in our legal system," according to organizers.

Our friend David Graham, whom some may know from our monthly online meetups, is giving a talk in Lawrence, Kansas tomorrow evening: lawrencekstimes.com/2026/03/30/d...

Has any other type of crime victim been asked to take a polygraph? I was asked to take a polygraph when I was a store cashier in an armed robbery. Because the cops thought it was an inside job, I was a suspect.

There's a reason polygraph results aren't admissible in courts around the world.

Because the results are bullshit.

It's an unethical tool used by unethical investigators looking to get convictions, consequences be fucked.

Ban the polygraph altogether.

Polygraph tests should be banned for everything because they're pseudo-scientific, inaccurate nonsense.

Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

NEW: Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault

A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a @sltrib.com & ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

Indeed, polygraph "testing" is pseudoscience, but it's state-sponsored pseudoscience, so that makes it okay and anyone saying otherwise is soft on crime.

Polygraphs Aren’t Very Accurate. Are There Better Options? Research is identifying alternative methods to the polygraph, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.

undark.org/2026/03/25/l...

"Polygraphs Aren’t Very Accurate. Are There Better Options?
Research is identifying alternative methods to the polygraph, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible."

And yet in 2026, the U.S. government is relying on polygraph screening as heavily as it ever has.

Polygraphs Aren’t Very Accurate. Are There Better Options? Research is identifying alternative methods to the polygraph, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.

Polygraphs Aren’t Very Accurate. Are There Better Options? undark.org/2026/03/25/l...

A sad anniversary: polygraph critic Doug Williams died on this day five years ago: antipolygraph.org/blog/2021/03...

Omaha Police Department Scraps Polygraph Screening: antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/02...

I FOIA'd CISA for records related to its acting director's polygraph tests. (www.politico.com/news/2025/12...) CISA says it won't release the records because they relate to "a pending or reasonably anticipated law enforcement proceeding, which may include any type of administrative proceeding."

U.S. Bureau of Prisons "Inmate Locator" data for Aldrich Hazen Ames indicating "Deceased: 01/05/2026."

Polygraph-beating CIA turncoat Aldrich Hazen Ames has died: antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/foru...

See John "Sam" Morter's post about his recent petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. His case has key implications for polygraph policy in the United States and includes his contact information for journalists who may wish to report on this: antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/foru...

See John "Sam" Morter's post about his recent petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. His case has key implications for polygraph policy in the United States and includes his contact information for journalists who may wish to report on this: antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/foru...

CREST Debates: The Polygraph - a useful tool or a means to fool? In this CREST Debate podcast, Professors Aldert Vrij and Don Grubin go head-to-head on one of the most controversial tools in risk assessment: the polygraph.

Did you catch the latest CREST Debates podcast? Listen to Professors Aldert Vrij and Don Grubin go head-to-head on one of the most controversial tools in risk assessment: the polygraph. Available here: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cr...

Oregon teen accused of mall mass shooting plot can use polygraph results in defense Judge rules test showing Beau M. Carr had no intention to carry out alleged plot at Washington's Three Rivers Valley Mall is admissible.

Oregon teen accused of mall mass shooting plot can use polygraph results in defense

@oregonian.com

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While the U.S. remains the main user of polygraphs, the pseudoscience has sadly made inroads in numerous other countries.

We don't know what Ivana Horyn thinks about polygraphy. One would hope she would have learned over the course of her career that it's junk science. But DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is an enthusiastic supporter of polygraph screening: antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/04...

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🎙️NEW PODCAST! 'The Polygraph: A Useful Tool or Means to Fool?' Listen to global experts Professor Don Grubin and Professor Aldert Vrij debate one of the most contested tools in risk and credibility assessment: crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/cr...

The Passing of Dr. Paul Ekman Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.

Legendary psychologist Paul Ekman passed away

www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...

. @nbcnews.com @datelinenbc.bsky.social The polygraph is based on junk science. No American should ever agree to take one for any reason.

Congress could both enhance national security and put an end to polygraph abuse by closing the governmental loopholes in the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988. See our proposed changes to this law: antipolygraph.org/ceppa.shtml