polygraph

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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

Perez requested a polygraph test and failed it, Flores testified.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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

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