{"id":177,"date":"2008-02-22T18:06:39","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T22:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=177"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:48:07","slug":"why-larry-sinclairs-polygraph-examination-is-evidence-of-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/22\/why-larry-sinclairs-polygraph-examination-is-evidence-of-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Larry Sinclair&#8217;s Polygraph Examination Will Be Evidence of Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>AntiPolygraph.org&#8217;s George Maschke has prepared the following commentary on the upcoming polygraph examination of Larry Sinclair, who <a title=\"Politics, Publicity Stunts, and Polygraphs: Obama Accuser Larry Sinclair Accepts WhiteHouse.com&#039;s $100,000 Polygraph Challenge\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/22\/why-larry-sinclairs-polygraph-examination-is-evidence-of-nothing\/\">claims<\/a> (without evidence to date) that in 1999 he twice performed oral sex on Barack Obama and observed him use crack cocaine.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Update (23 Feb 2008):<\/span> Mr. Sinclair was polygraphed yesterday (Friday, 22 Feb.), evidently in Los Angeles, not New York, as previously announced by WhiteHouse.com. For discussion, see <a title=\"Larry Sinclair and the Polygraph\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/forum\/index.php?topic=3863.0\">Larry Sinclair and the Polygraph<\/a> on the AntiPolygraph.org message board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Larry Sinclair&#039;s Polygraph Examination: Evidence of Nothing\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R1uMEXiv1ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AntiPolygraph.org&#8217;s George Maschke has prepared the following commentary on the upcoming polygraph examination of Larry Sinclair, who claims (without evidence to date) that in 1999 he twice performed oral sex on Barack Obama and observed him use crack cocaine. 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