Monthly archives: April, 2008

TMZ: Dr. Phil’s Moment of Truth

TMZ.com lampoons Dr. Phil McGraw’s use of polygraphs and tawdry topics to boost ratings, comparing his daytime television talk show with the Fox network’s game show, The Moment of Truth. In point of fact, however, the Dr. Phil show’s shameless use of lie detectors as a ratings gimmick predates The Moment of Truth and has …

Warning to U.S. Troops on Hand-Held Lie Detector

AntiPolygraph.org’s George Maschke addresses members of the U.S. armed forces who are being asked to rely on DoD’s new hand-held lie detector, the “Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System” (PCASS): For discussion of the PCASS, see Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System: U.S. Deploys Hand-Held Lie Detector and How to Beat the Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System …

U.S. Military to Deploy Hand-Held Lie Detectors

Bill Dedman of MSNBC shines much-needed light on the U.S. military’s new “Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System” or PCASS. His on-line report, “New Anti-Terror Weapon: Hand-Held Lie Detector” is a must-read and includes documentation obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and a video segment with interviews and a demonstration conducted at the Defense Academy …