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Let others know exactly what went on during your polygraph or CVSA interrogation. Feel free to include agency names, polygraph questions, etc.
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I am guilty but passed. Here is how.
I am not going to get into the details of what I am guilty of.  Let's just say it isn't even a gray area.
How I passed:
I read every page of the pdf on this site.   
I made sure I understood w...

Started Sep 24th, 2024 at 10:16pm by T (Guest)
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By: Anthony R (Guest)
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USSS Polygraph Experience (reshare)
Resharing this on behalf of a friend.
About two weeks ago I had my polygraph for the USSS. During the polygraph my examiner ended it early after the first set of questions, and stated that due to...

Started Aug 8th, 2025 at 4:19pm by Veryhuman (Guest)
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By: George W. Maschke
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Too Hot of a Potato
In July 1999, I wrote a public statement about my experience with the polygraph. At the time, I wrote under the pseudonym "Captain Jones." Much has happened since then, and I have now revised and expa...

Started Feb 2nd, 2004 at 5:14am by George W. Maschke
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By: Albert Aswell (Guest)
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My PD Application and Failed Polygraph Story
Hello. I have lurked here at AntiPolygraph.org now for a couple of years. That's how long my fail has bothered me. I've decided to come forward with my story not only to add a voice to the number of c...

Started Oct 28th, 2019 at 9:45am by Anonymous Deputy
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By: Anonymous Deputy
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CBP Polygraph
I've taken seven polygraphs in my life. All of them for LEO positions. I have passed all polygraphs except the two I have taken with CBP (3 years apart). All of the examiners use the same software and...

Started Nov 27th, 2019 at 6:36pm by Michelle6788 (Guest)
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By: chief800 (Guest)
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Everyday Sadist - Worst Polygraph Ever?
Hello all, 
I've read nearly every single personal statement and hundreds of message board posts on AP, and I honestly think that I might have had the most unprofessional examiner and worst polyg...

Started Nov 12th, 2022 at 8:55pm by User35
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By: User35
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Voice Stress Analysis - The Real Deal
First of all, there is no such thing as a lie detector. 
All too often both polygraph and voice stress analysis (VSA) are referred to as such. Neither of these two devices detect lies. Both are o...

Started Jul 20th, 2024 at 6:55pm by Larry Rice (Guest)
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By: Larry Rice (Guest)
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Thank you Antipolygraph.org! I passed my poly and got a final job offer.
I recently received a final job offer with a three-letter U.S. government agency.  I needed top-secret clearance with a full scope poly.  I took the poly about a year ago and thought I failed but the ...

Started Jul 8th, 2024 at 10:28am by My Pronoun is "It." (Guest)
6 2397 Last Post Jul 14th, 2024 at 2:38am
By: Anthony R (Guest)
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Polygrapher made me pee and poop on myself!
Took a polygraph recently for a job.  I (female) was a stripper and onlyfans girl for the past several years, I wrote all of this down on my SF86, and then the polygrapher (male) spent the whole sessi...

Started Jul 3rd, 2024 at 10:22am by onlyfansgirl (Guest)
2 1207 Last Post Jul 3rd, 2024 at 2:15pm
By: quickfix
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Passed Maintenance Polygraph, Thoughts
To begin, I failed my first Polygraph over a year ago.
I told the polygrapher everything I had done wrong prior to the exam in good faith.
Despite this he insisted I was "obviously" lying, d...

Started Apr 23rd, 2020 at 1:33am by Bryan Hannigan (Guest)
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Re: How likely is it that it was decided that I would not pass before I even took the test?
If you did not make a disqualifying admission, you are more likely to pass.  The polygraph posse has to fail a certain number of applicants to make it appear that the stupid machine actually works.  S...

Started Apr 5th, 2024 at 8:01pm by polybeater (Guest)
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By: EssentialLEO
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Suggest all USSS Applicants Consider Refusing a Polygraph Exam from Special Agent Ellen Ripperger
There are a number of consequences to failing a polygraph exam which will not be disclosed to an applicant. Any United States Secret Service (USSS) applicant should review the following true case and ...

Started Jan 16th, 2018 at 4:37am by USSSWARNING
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I just toook a poly and here is what happened . . .
I took a polygraph and decided to use countermeasures.  Here is what happened:
First I tried tongue-biting.  The polygrapher watched me closely and got suspicious.  I was told to open my mouth an...

Started Dec 15th, 2023 at 3:14pm by embarrassed one (Guest)
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"Have you ever had sex with an animal?"
Apparently, this is not just a shock question. I filed a public records request, and this guy admitted to letting a dog lick peanut butter off of his ballsack. Nevertheless, he was still hired and is ...

Started Feb 10th, 2024 at 6:02am by User35
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By: George W. Maschke
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This is how you pass
I took two 2mg Xanax, a few tramadols and took the polygraph. When I was asked a question like (have you ever used drugs), I asked myself the question over again, and formatted like this in my head (H...

Started Sep 10th, 2008 at 3:38am by this is how you pass
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By: Blake Stadulis (Guest)
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FOIA request
Hey everyone,
Has anyone here obtained a FOIA documents for their CBP Poly results? I submitted a FOIA request for 2017 poly results, but its taking a while.  I was just wondering what will the F...

Started Sep 25th, 2023 at 4:49pm by Mikey (Guest)
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By: George W. Maschke
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Re: How am I constantly failing the polygraph? Any tips?
You cannot truly prove your innocence, because there is no way to prove a negative. Polygraph operators pretend to offer such a solution, but as you've discovered, they're not reliable.
I would s...

Started Jul 5th, 2023 at 7:54pm by George W. Maschke
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By: Aunty Agony
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Re: The Legends at CBP/BP
Your story seems true to me and I find no fault in your approach.  And yes any experienced interviewer could have made a more reliable call, but it is less like a coin toss, which is at least fair, it...

Started Dec 14th, 2022 at 9:35pm by pailryder
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By: pailryder
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Nervous about results, am I done?
Hello all,
I got my conditional offer from a certain Three Letter Organization close to a year ago and as someone struggling to get into my dream career for years now, I couldn't have been happie...

Started Jun 22nd, 2022 at 1:05pm by Geese (Guest)
1 2745 Last Post Jun 22nd, 2022 at 3:49pm
By: George W. Maschke
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How do you know when you passed the poly?
just asking how you knew when you passed the poly, figured i'd ask since i just completed mine and i think it went well.

Started Jan 19th, 2017 at 8:26pm by anon110 (Guest)
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By: George W. Maschke
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