First of all, what is a lie detector? It’s also known as a polygraph test. In movies and TV shows, it is used to decide if a suspect is innocent or guilty. But it’s not quite that simple. Recommended ...

Attorneys for 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-old ...

City officials are awaiting recommendations on police department polygraph testing after Loveland city councilors questioned the practice in the department’s internal investigations. Polygraph tests, ...

Until recently, the most famous application of the polygraph machine in the United Kingdom was probably the Jeremy Kyle Show. Unlike in the United States, where there are an estimated three million ...

Critics have praised the documentary for its careful handling of the subject matter (it was authorized by the victims' family) and its commentary "about marriage and the deception of social media, as ...

The National Security Agency denied a top-secret clearance to David Vermette this year after two polygraph tests. But the computer programmer still has access to sensitive, classified information -- ...

The National Academy of Sciences conducted an analysis of the Department of Energy’s security screening policy and published the report “The Polygraph and Lie Detection” (NAS Press) in 2003. The ...

Utah could soon ban government officials from asking alleged sexual assault victims to undergo a polygraph test — joining a growing list of states that bar the practice. Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt ...

CISA officials suspended after disputed polygraph involving acting director Madhu Gottumukkala sparks leadership and security ...

At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting ...

The Department of Homeland Security denied reports that acting Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...