Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
On 20 February 2026, Mike McKnight reported for WOWT that the Omaha Police Department has eliminated its requirement that applicants submit to polygraph screening. This short article is cited here in full: OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha Police Department has eliminated one of its requirements for hiring new recruits — the polygraph test, commonly …
The following short article from the KETV website is cited here in full: OMAHA, Neb. — A racial slur found inside an Omaha police precinct has one city council member upset. Councilman Frank Brown said he wants police to take a lie-detector test. The slur was found on Thanksgiving Day inside the northeast precinct. Omaha …
Omaha World Herald staff writer Karyn Spencer reports in an article titled, “Closer look into slur requested.” Councilman Frank Brown will ask the Omaha City Council to press for further investigation into who wrote a racial slur at a police precinct. Brown said Monday he plans to introduce a resolution Jan. 7 asking the Police …