Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Nancy A. Youssef, Alexander Ward, and Vera Bergengruen report for the Wall Street Journal in a 24 April 2025 article titled, “Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon.” Excerpt: WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was rattled. Word had leaked that he was planning a classified briefing for Elon Musk on China, a revelation …
In a video clip posted to X on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem boasted to broadcaster Tim Pool, “we’re polygraphing everybody!” A transcript of their conversation prepared by AntiPolygraph.org follows: Noem: I will tell you, one thing in Homeland Security that we’ve been doing [laughs] is we’re polygraphing everybody! …
Michael Evans of the London Times reports in a paywalled article titled “Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors.” Excerpt: Pentagon officials are living “in fear” of being forced to take polygraph tests to prove they are not leaking sensitive information to the media. An email warning of the potential use of …
Gabe Cohen reports for CNN in a 12 April 2025 article titled, “Dozens of DHS staffers, including top FEMA officials, given lie detector tests over alleged leaks.” Excerpt: The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at …
Christopher Miller reports for the Financial Times in an article titled, “Kyiv probes leak of US minerals deal with polygraph tests.” Excerpt: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed Ukraine’s domestic security service to investigate the leak of the latest US proposal for profiting from Ukrainian assets, said government officials, in a probe that includes the use …
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 …
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 …
In an article dated 12 February 2025, online news source The Odessa Journal reports: Foreign nationals and stateless persons wishing to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, or the National Guard will undergo psychophysiological testing. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the relevant regulation developed by the Ministry of …