polygraph

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When the detective asked her to take a polygraph, she consented.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Within DHS, Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Castro was accused of being an agent of the CIA or of the US Drug Enforcement Agency and subjected to polygraph tests, during which the same set of questions was put to him for hours.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

When asked about the additional accusation surfacing, Stein said Busfield had volunteered to do a polygraph test and had passed it.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Isaac also remembered what he called Jefferson’s “copyin’ machine,” or polygraph, which could automatically produce an exact copy of what Jefferson wrote with his own pen.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis