{"id":482,"date":"2010-06-13T04:25:52","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T08:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=482"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:04:29","slug":"the-truth-about-the-polygraph-according-to-the-nsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/13\/the-truth-about-the-polygraph-according-to-the-nsa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About the Polygraph (According to the NSA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>The National Security Agency (NSA) has produced a video about its polygraph screening program. Watch it here, along with AntiPolygraph.org&#8217;s commentary:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Truth About the Polygraph (According to the NSA)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/93_FDeMENN4?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<p>The original source video is available <a title=\"Defense Security Service - Security-related videos\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110429190419\/http:\/\/dssa.dss.mil\/seta\/training_videos.html\">here<\/a>. For commentary on the NSA&#8217;s accompanying polygraph leaflet, see our earlier blog post, <a title=\"NSA Leaflet: Your Polygraph Examination\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2010\/03\/09\/nsa-leaflet-your-polygraph-examination\/\">NSA Leaflet: Your Polygraph Examination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a thorough debunking of polygraphy, with extensive citations (including the U.S. Government&#8217;s own polygraph literature) that you may check for yourself, see AntiPolygraph.org&#8217;s free book, <em><a title=\"The Lie Behind the Lie Detector (1 mb PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/lie-behind-the-lie-detector.pdf\">The Lie Behind the Lie Detector<\/a> <span style=\"font-style: normal;\">(1 mb PDF).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>See also these public statements by individuals who have gone through the NSA polygraph process:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Nate B. (NSA)\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/statements\/statement-014.shtml\">Nate B.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"&quot;Frustrated&quot; (NSA)\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/statements\/statement-019.shtml\">&#8220;Frustrated&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"&quot;NSA Reject&quot; (NSA)\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/statements\/statement-022.shtml\">&#8220;NSA Reject&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"&quot;An Anonymous Applicant&quot; (NSA)\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/statements\/statement-033.shtml\">&#8220;An Anonymous Applicant&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Interviewing With an Intelligence Agency\" href=\"https:\/\/irp.fas.org\/eprint\/nsa-interview.pdf\">&#8220;Ralph J. Perro&#8221;<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And for discussion of polygraph matters, see the AntiPolygraph.org <a title=\"AntiPolygraph.org Message Board\" href=\"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/forum\/\">message board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Security Agency (NSA) has produced a video about its polygraph screening program. Watch it here, along with AntiPolygraph.org&#8217;s commentary: The original source video is available here. For commentary on the NSA&#8217;s accompanying polygraph leaflet, see our earlier blog post, NSA Leaflet: Your Polygraph Examination. 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