{"id":5218,"date":"2026-03-26T00:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=5218"},"modified":"2026-03-26T00:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:38:43","slug":"alternatives-to-the-polygraph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/26\/alternatives-to-the-polygraph\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternatives to the Polygraph?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Science journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahscoles.com\/\">Sarah Scoles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/undark.org\/2026\/03\/25\/lie-detection-polygraph-accuracy\/\">reports<\/a> for the digital magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/undark.org\/who-is-undark\/\">Undark<\/a> on the shortcomings of polygraphy and explores proposed alternative methods of lie detection based on eye movement, electroencepholography (EEG), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). 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