polygraph

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The DEA is supporting the Bolivian government as it conducts "reliability" screens on anti-narcotics officers using polygraph lie detectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“I’m willing to take a polygraph test to make this stop,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The West Wing actor's defence team submitted more than 70 letters from people vouching for his character and said that he underwent and passed a polygraph test pertaining to the allegations against him.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“We authenticated through polygraph and eyewitnesses due diligence,” Kohler said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

They had already been briefed on the Tolkachev case when the CIA learned some unsavory things about Edward Lee Howard's past, including theft and lying on a polygraph test.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau