Critique of ABC News Reporting on fMRI Lie Detection
In “Telling the Truth About Lie Detectors,” the Vaguely Logical blog does a fine job dissecting ABC News’ recent uncritical reporting on fMRI-based lie detection.
Monthly archives: August, 2007
Lawyer Claims Polygraph Clears Ex-Marine Jose Nazario of Iraq Killings
Sonja Bjelland reports for the Inland Southern California Press Enterprise in “Lawyer says polygraph clears ex-Riverside cop of Iraq killings.” Excerpt: A former Riverside police officer accused of killing two detainees while on duty as a Marine in Iraq passed a polygraph test in which he asserted that he had never been involved in a …
Ohio Defendant Acquitted Based Partly on Polygraph Evidence
Basing her decision in part on polygraph evidence admitted at trial against the prosecutor’s objection, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Judy Hunter on Monday, 20 August 2007 found Sahil Sharma of New York City innocent of felony sexual battery and two misdemeanor charges. While the text of Judge Hunter’s decision is not yet available, AntiPolygraph.org …
Nothing But the Truth: Fox Reportedly to Air Lie Detector Game Show Pilot
Associated Press writer Joshua Goodman reports on a lie detector-based game show expected to premier on the Fox network: Lie Detectors Lie Behind Colombia TV Hit Wednesday, August 08, 2007 By JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer BOGOTA, Colombia — Have you ever cheated on your wife? Stolen money from your boss? Do you consider yourself …
Gerald Pabst Passed the Polygraph Twice, But Is Now Implicated by DNA in 1986 Rape, Murder
On Wednesday, 1 August 2007, the Dallas Morning News reported that DNA evidence has connected Gerald Edmond Pabst to a rape and murder regarding which he passed a polygraph “test” (emphasis added): The Dallas County district attorney’s office announced today it charged a 55-year-old Ohio man in connection with a 21-year-old murder. The district attorney’s …