Eighty Years of Lies
February 2nd, 2015 marked the 80th anniversary of the first polygraph examination to be admitted as evidence in a court of law. Brandy Zadrozny reports for The Daily Beast.
Indiana State Police Video Discourages Applicants from Researching Polygraphs
The Indiana State Police have produced a video that discourages applicants from educating themselves about polygraphy. The video quotes new recruit Earnest Page stating: You learn that you do not believe that everything is [sic] posted on the Internet, so the best thing for me is to keep my mind free because when you think … Read more
NPR on Upcoming Trial of Polygraph Critic Doug Williams
On Friday, 2 January 2015, National Public Radio aired a report by Martin Kaste on the upcoming trial of polygraph critic Doug Williams, who was targeted in a February 2014 sting operation led by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection polygraph unit. While the NPR report is titled, “Trial of Polygraph Critic Renews Debate Over … Read more
Trial Date Set in U.S. v. Doug Williams
At a 15-minute arraignment hearing (258 kb PDF) held on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, Doug Williams of Norman, Oklahama, who was indicted last week in connection with his business teaching people how to pass polygraph tests, pled not guilty, was released on his own recognizance, and a trial date of Tuesday, 13 January 2015 was … Read more
Doug Williams Indicted for Teaching How to Pass a Polygraph Test
On the afternoon of Friday, 14 November 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment (the day before) of Douglas Gene Williams, a former Oklahoma City police polygraphist and the proprietor of Polygraph.com, who has been teaching individuals how to pass polygraph “tests” since 1979. The 21-page five-count indictment accuses Williams of two counts … Read more
NSA Director Mike Rogers on Polygraph Screening
NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers says that he hates polygraphs but nonetheless considers them “a good tool for us.” Rogers made the remark during an appearance on Monday, 3 November 2014 at Stanford University in response to a question by professor of political science Scott Sagan, who asked what Rogers has done in terms of … Read more
DEA Contractor Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators Found Liable for Breach of Anti-Polygraph Law
McClatchy reporter Marisa Taylor reports that a federal judge has found Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators liable for violation of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which restricts the use of polygraphs and other purported “lie detectors” by non-governmental employers. Excerpt: WASHINGTON — At the behest of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a leading court translation service forced … Read more
Confirmed Polygraph Countermeasure Case Documentation
The United States government is so worked up about polygraph countermeasures that it launched an ongoing criminal investigation dubbed Operation Lie Busters targeting individuals who teach others how to pass or beat polygraph examinations. An Indiana electrician named Chad Dixon who taught people how to pass the polygraph as a side job was sentenced to … Read more
Federal Polygraph School Gave Countermeasure Information to Polygraph Company
Coming on the heels of an accusation that a senior official at the National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) facilitated the transfer of classified information to the government of Singapore via the Lafayette Instrument Company, AntiPolygraph.org has received information that NCCA has provided polygraph countermeasure documentation to a representative of Stoelting Co., another polygraph-manufacturing company. … Read more
NCCA Seeks Polygraph Countermeasure Detection Software
A 2013 presentation by the National Center for Credibility Assessment documents that the federal polygraph school is working on a computer software project intended to automate the detection of polygraph countermeasures. It appears that the software does not employ a new approach to countermeasure detection, but rather seeks to “[v]alidate the countermeasure detection features taught … Read more