polygraph
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Police officers then attached her to a polygraph machine and questioned her about the alleged disappearance of the money.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In 2022 or 2023, Cathy conducted a polygraph test on Pauken, persuading him to do so after telling him his reports were being sent to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the documents said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
But it’s hard to imagine anyone would retain a desire to like the guy after he made them endure a polygraph to assess his own popularity.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
One week after her first test, she submitted to another polygraph.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Lie-detection tests are notoriously inaccurate, and calculations similar to the above demonstrate why truthful people who flunk polygraph tests usually outnumber liars.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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