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, ...

The FBI has intensified its use of polygraph tests under Director Kash Patel, moving beyond traditional security checks to ...

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

According to The New York Times, the FBI is using polygraph tests to measure the loyalty of its members, specifically asking ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

One day after Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., raised concerns about the polygraph test taken by Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford, her attorney is refusing to comment on who paid for ...

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.

“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.