https://antipolygraph.org/YaBBImages/avatars/ap.gif https://antipolygraph.org/index.shtml Non-profit, public interest website dedicated to exposing and ending waste, fraud, and abuse associated with the use of the polygraph (lie detector). Non-profit, public interest website dedicated to exposing waste, fraud, and abuse associated with the use of the polygraph (lie detector). https://antipolygraph.org/index.shtml https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1324016163 2011-12-16T08:27:00+01:00 William McCallister, a Florida polygraph operator specializing in "fidelity testing" and screening of convicted sex offenders, has himself been charged with criminal assault. https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1322807947 2011-12-02T08:27:00+01:00 AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke will be interviewed on the radio program Coast to Coast AM on the night of Monday-Tuesday, 5-6 December 2011 (1:00-5:00 AM Eastern/ 10:00 PM-2:00 AM PST). https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1321101930 2011-11-12T14:00:00+01:00 AntiPolygraph.org is now on Google+ https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=645 2011-11-12T12:45:02+01:00 Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has backed off from his declaration at a press conference convened to address allegations of sexual harassment that he was "absolutely" willing to do a lie detector test. In an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News, Cain conditioned his willingness to do a lie detector test on the willingness of an accuser to do so. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=638 2011-11-10T21:20:00+01:00 On Wednesday, 9 November 2011, CBS Atlanta aired an interview with private investigator T.J. Ward, who used a computer program to analyze recorded statements by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and Sharon Bialek, who alleges that Cain made a sexual advance on her when she sought his help getting a job. According to Ward's software, Cain "is being truthful, totally truthful" in denying Bialek's claim, while Bialek "is fabricating what transpired." https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=629 2011-11-10T12:45:02+01:00 During a press conference convened yesterday to address allegations of sexual harassment, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain declared that he would "absolutely" be willing to take a lie detector test, though he quickly added, "but I'm not going to do that unless I have a good reason to do that." https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1319495577 2011-10-25T06:00:02+02:00 I haven't spent much time on this website, but from what I can gather, this is a familiar story. Nevertheless, I feel like sharing my experience, even if it is mainly venting. WARNING: Long post ahead. Please buckle up. Since I was in high school, I've always had the lofty goal of working in federal law enforcement. I say "goal" and not "dream" because I did not just have this as an idle fantasy; I focused most of my efforts through high school and college on that objective. I made a point to never get in trouble, never do drugs, steal, etc. I've seriously never had as much as a speeding ticket for my entire high school and never a single drunken night in college. I graduated with honors this past May, and I'd been in the application process with the agency of my choice for the past year or so. Everything had gone smoothly up until the polygraph... According to the agents I was in contact with, I was one of three candidates out of about a thousand from my area who made it to that step, although I have no idea how much faith I place in that anymore. I honestly wouldn't trust a word any of them said at this point. My only experience with polygraphs came from a forensic psychology course I took in college, which basically spent a whole unit debunking the science behind the polygraph, basic ways to defeat it, etc. The course actually mentioned this website, but I never took the time to visit. A post on officer.com advised me to "not worry about it," and to "just go in and answer honestly without trying to prepare. It's not the kind of test you can or should study for." https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1317994733 2011-10-07T15:55:02+02:00 US Army Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer, who alleges that a DIA data-mining program uncovered cells implicated in the 9/11 attacks in 2000, and DIA decided not to notify the FBI, briefly discussed his experience with the CIA's pre-employment polygraph screening program in his heavily-censored book, Operation Dark Heart... https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=620 2011-09-30T14:40:02+02:00 Dennis Engbarth reports for Inter Press Service on the case of Chiang Kuo-ching, a Taiwanese airman who was executed in 1997 for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. DNA evidence and a palm-print have incriminated a different person. Military investigators tortured a confession out of Chiang after he failed to pass a lie detector "test." https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=611 2011-09-21T13:35:02+02:00 Lawyers for Troy Davis, who faces execution by lethal injection at 19:00 hours Eastern time today for the 1991 slaying of an off-duty Savannah police officer, are seeking a polygraph test in a bid to persuade the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to stay the execution. The Davis case has been the subject of much controversy, as seven of nine non-police witnesses upon whose testimony his conviction hinged have recanted their testimony, with some of the recanting witnesses alleging that police coerced their testimony. No physical evidence connects Davis to the murder, and it seems that Georgia is about to execute a man concerning whose guilt considerable reasonable doubt exists, and who indeed may be innocent. As AntiPolygraph.org has long pointed out, polygraph "testing" has no scientific basis, and polygraph results are evidence of nothing. Yet it is understandable that with appeals exhausted, Davis's legal team would grasp at this straw. If Davis is granted permission to submit to a polygraph test, several points are worth bearing in mind: 1. Polygraphy has an inherent bias against truthful persons, because the more candidly one answers the so-called “control” questions, and as a consequence, feels less anxiety when answering them, the more likely one is to wrongly fail. Moreover, Davis's guilt or innocence aside, one can reasonably expect him to be highly sensitized to the relevant questions (the ones about the murder), if only because his life depends on them. If Davis fails the polygraph, it is not evidence of guilt. 2. Despite polygraphy’s bias against the innocent, liars can easily pass using simple countermeasures that polygraph operators have no demonstrated ability to detect. If Davis passes the polygraph, it is not evidence of innocence. 3. If the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles is so uncertain of Davis's guilt that it would be willing to consider polygraph results, then regardless of the outcome, the Board has enough doubt that it should commute Davis's death sentence. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=603 2011-09-19T11:15:02+02:00 In his latest article, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Daniel Rubin documents the plight of Greg Thomas, an investigator for the city court system who recently failed a Philadelphia Police Department pre-employment polygraph despite, he insists, having told the truth. https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=589 2011-09-15T13:25:02+02:00 As the American Polygraph Association holds its annual seminar in Austin, Texas this week, one of the topics on the agenda is a program run by a consortium of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies called "Polygraph Law Enforcement Accreditation" (PLEA).... https://antipolygraph.org/blog/?p=581 2011-07-21T11:45:02+02:00 David Hopps reports for the Sydney Morning Herald that former Australia cricket team captain Steve Waugh is advocating the use of lie detectors in an attempt to root out corruption in the scandal-plagued sport. https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1310884866 2011-07-17T09:45:02+02:00 A friend of mine did a pre-employment polygraph with the RCMP in the past several weeks and he/she was outraged by the whole experience. For those wondering, my friend did “Pass”, but the experience has left my friend shaken and demoralized. This not some bitter or biased story; it is factual and real. It is also detailed. The following is a composite of experiences, and key details have also been provided by one or two other applicants, all who had direct experience with the polygraph and recruiting process; therefore the information below is not from just a single source.