Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Associated Press legal affairs writer David Kravets reports in this article published by the San Francisco Chronicle. Excerpt: Olympic track star Marion Jones has filed a defamation lawsuit against Victor Conte and challenged the BALCO head to take a lie detector test regarding his accusations that she used performance-enhancing drugs. Jones is seeking $25 million …
Washington Post staff writer Amy Shipley reports. Excerpt: Marion Jones passed a lie detector test in which she was asked if she had ever taken performance-enhancing drugs, her attorneys announced yesterday in another public attempt to persuade the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to drop its case against the five-time Olympic medal winner. In a test administered …
The Associated Press reports in this article published by the New York Times: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the latest attempt to clear her name from drug allegations, Marion Jones took a lie detector test that her lawyer says vindicates the star sprinter. Jones took the test from Ronald Homer, a certified polygraph examiner, on …