Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Thomas Frank reports for Politico that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) subjected Cameron Hamilton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to a polygraph “test” in connection with a leak investigation. In this instance, it appears that no information that could credibly be construed to be properly classified had in fact …
Following a Thursday, 20 March 2025 report by the New York Times that “[t]he Pentagon was scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joseph R. “Joe” Kasper on Friday, 21 March signed a …
Documents obtained under the Arizona Public Records Act and made available to AntiPolygraph.org raise serious questions regarding the current head of the Arizona Department of Safety’s (AZDPS’s) polygraph unit, Daniel Wayne Caputo. According to Caputo’s LinkedIn profile, he has been AZDPS’s polygraph unit supervisor since April 2022, a position that, according to public records, paid …
On Sunday, 9 March 2025, journalist James Menendez spoke for the BBC World Service’s Newshour program with AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to use polygraph screening in an attempt to ferret out leakers. The edited interview, as broadcast the same day, may be listened to below. A transcript …
Julia Ainsley and Jonathan Allen report for NBC News that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has started using polygraphs in an attempt to find employees suspected of leaking operational information to the press. This short article is cited here in full: The Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to …
John Joyce writes for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) about Mark Pszenny, an instructor at the federal polygraph school, the National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA), with a focus on his talent as a musician. Excerpt: The power of a DCSA polygrapher’s music to tell real-life stories is resonating throughout an expanding world-wide …
Daily Utah Chronicle opinion writer Charlotte Hansen advocates for passage of a bill that would prohibit the use of a polygraph examination on a victim of a sexual offense. Excerpt: Utah Rep. Angela Romero has introduced HB17 to the 2025 Utah legislative session. This bill intends to limit the use of polygraph tests on victims …
Ellen M. Gilmer reports for Bloomberg Government in a paywalled article. Excerpt: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned employees that polygraph tests will be used to help crack down on leaks that agency officials say have foiled immigration enforcement plans. Noem last week issued an internal directive that all polygraphs the Department of Homeland Security …
Following the Ukrainian government’s recent decision to start polygraphing foreign volunteers, Lithuanian news site LRT.lt reports that the country’s Ministry of Defense wants to polygraph foreign civilians. This short article is cited here in full: Lithuania’s Defence Ministry is proposing to expand the list of people who could be subjected to polygraph testing by the …
Former Arkansas Department of Corrections employee Trayesha Booth has filed a lawsuit against Charles Humble and his companies, NITV, LLC and NITV Federal Services, LCC. Booth’s 8-page Complaint alleges the following general facts: 4. Plaintiff worked for the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC), starting in August 2023, who worked for the ADC until February 14, …