Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
The April 2011 edition of the UK edition of Wired magazine features an article by Mark Russell titled, “How to Beat a Polygraph Test.” Russell interviewed AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke for this column. For further reading on how polygraph “tests” can be beaten, see AntiPolygraph.org’s free book, The Lie Behind the Lie Detector.
WTFX Fox 29 Philadelphia reports that beginning this spring, Philadelphia Police Department applicants will be subjected to polygraph screening: In the past two years we’ve seen a lot of Philadelphia police officers fired and criminally charged for cases of theft, assault, and drug dealer shake-downs. So now, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is turning to an …