(NEXSTAR) — A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, more specifically, on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector ...

The polygraph is not a lie detector but rather an instrument that measures a person’s physiological changes to questions posed by the examiner. An elevated physiological response to a particular ...

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...

The polygraph or lie detector test has been in use for over 100 years. It has been heralded as a technological marvel that allows investigators to accurately determine when someone is lying and when ...

Even if polygraph tests are not accurate, the threat of a test can serve as a deterrent or as an interrogation tool to elicit admissions. Leonard Saxe is a professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and ...

A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, Calif., has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector tests” — into question. Even though some police departments and ...