First of all, what is a lie detector? It’s also known as a polygraph test. In movies and TV shows, it is used to decide if a suspect is innocent or guilty. But it’s not quite that simple. Recommended ...

Can a machine ever really know that someone is lying? Since more than a century ago, the polygraph has been making that very ...

WILMINGTON, Ohio (WKRC) - Video of polygraph exams may offer valuable insight into a mysterious death of a local woman in 2013. Two men initially thought of as "persons of interest" took the polygraph ...

The Pentagon said it would investigate what it claims are leaks of national security information, saying that the probes could include polygraph tests for employees in the Defense Department. Defense ...

The head of a federal agency was reportedly given a polygraph test after an apparent news leak — even though such "lie detection" measures are considered junk science. As Politico reports, a lie ...

Trump administration officials are threatening polygraph tests on staffers to cut down on leakers who paint an unfavorable image of the White House. Most recently, the FBI began using the tool, ...

I just read an article about the history and accuracy of polygraph tests, because I like to lead with the facts while doing ...

Pressure is mounting to reduce standards so that we can hire more Border Patrol agents. Not a good idea. But there is a middle way that still could win out and ensure the quality of new hires, so that ...

Hegseth was upset by reports he had planned a briefing for Elon Musk on China. ABC News has confirmed that in at least two separate meetings Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused top-ranking military ...