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Spotting liars is hard – but our new method is effective and ethical - The Conversation UK Spotting liars is hard – but our new method is effective and ethical - The Conversation UK Posted: 03 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Most people lie occasionally. The lies are often trivial and essentially inconsequential – such as pretending to like a tasteless gift. But in other contexts, deception is more serious and can have harmful effects on criminal justice. From a societal perspective, such lying is better detected than ignored and tolerated. Unfortunately, it is difficult to detect lies accurately. Lie detectors, such as polygraphs, which work by measuring the level of anxiety in a subject while they answer questions, are considered "theoretically weak" and of dubious reliability. This is because, as any traveller who has been questioned by customs officials knows, it's possible to be anxious without being guilty. We have developed a n...

Florida gave thousands of tarnished officers a second chance. Hundreds blew it again. - Destin Log Florida gave thousands of tarnished officers a second chance. Hundreds blew it again. - Destin Log Posted: 29 Dec 2020 12:53 PM PST Joseph Floyd turned Florida's Crestview Police Department into a criminal enterprise, the judge said at his 2013 sentencing, but his willingness to break the rules didn't start there. Story after story from witnesses, including fellow officers, illustrated the "irreparable" harm the judge said the police major caused: accusations of excessive use of force, false arrests, sexual assault, bribery, planting drugs, falsifying police reports and intimidating other officers to force them to go along with his crimes. A woman lost her unborn child after Floyd intentionally rammed her car with his police vehicle, flipping it multiple times, leading to a $75,000 legal settlement with the city in Florida...

Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today Posted: 14 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST In February of 1994, the FBI arrested Aldrich Ames, who had been a CIA employee for 31 years. Ames was arrested and charged with espionage. He was a Russian spy. For nine years, he had been passing secrets to the Russians in exchange for over $1.3 million. His spying activities had compromised dozens of CIA and FBI operations. Worse yet, his treacherous crimes had led to the deaths of several CIA spies and the imprisonment of many more. During the time that Aldrich Ames was operating as a Russian spy, the CIA had twice given him a lie detector test. Despite having no special training in how to defeat a lie detector test, Aldrich passed both times.   Source: wikimedia The modern polygraph, better known as the "lie detector test," is a fascinating little instrument with a l...

The Infodemic: Social Media Meme Jokes That Vaccinated Patients Eating Other Patients - Voice of America The Infodemic: Social Media Meme Jokes That Vaccinated Patients Eating Other Patients - Voice of America Posted: 28 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Polygraph.info  is a fact-checking website produced by  Voice of America  (VOA)​ and  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . The website serves as a resource for verifying the increasing volume of disinformation and misinformation being distributed and shared globally. A similar website in the Russian language can be found at  factograph.info . VOA and RFE/RL journalists research and analyze quotes, stories, and reports distributed by government officials, government-sponsored media and other high-profile individuals. The reporters separate fact from fiction, add context, and debunk lies. Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty are multi-media, non-partisan, international broadcasters providin...

Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today Do Lie Detector Tests Really Work? - Psychology Today Posted: 14 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST In February of 1994, the FBI arrested Aldrich Ames, who had been a CIA employee for 31 years. Ames was arrested and charged with espionage. He was a Russian spy. For nine years, he had been passing secrets to the Russians in exchange for over $1.3 million. His spying activities had compromised dozens of CIA and FBI operations. Worse yet, his treacherous crimes had led to the deaths of several CIA spies and the imprisonment of many more. During the time that Aldrich Ames was operating as a Russian spy, the CIA had twice given him a lie detector test. Despite having no special training in how to defeat a lie detector test, Aldrich passed both times.   Source: wikimedia The modern polygraph, better known as the "lie detector test," is a fascinating little instrument with a l...

How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News How credible are lie detector tests? - BBC News Posted: 04 Oct 2018 12:00 AM PDT "If the examiner is well-trained, if the test is properly carried out, and if there's proper quality controls, the accuracy is estimated between 80%-90%," he says, adding that this is higher than the average person's ability to tell if someone is lying. You are subscribed to email updates from "how does a polygraph work" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

Spotting a liar comes down to one psychological trick - Inverse Spotting a liar comes down to one psychological trick - Inverse Posted: 12 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Most people lie occasionally. The lies are often trivial and essentially inconsequential – such as pretending to like a tasteless gift. But in other contexts, deception is more serious and can have harmful effects on criminal justice. From a societal perspective, such lying is better detected than ignored and tolerated. Unfortunately, it is difficult to detect lies accurately. Lie detectors, such as polygraphs, which work by measuring the level of anxiety in a subject while they answer questions, are considered "theoretically weak" and of dubious reliability. This is because, as any traveler who has been questioned by customs officials knows, it's possible to be anxious without being guilty. We have developed a new approach to spot liars based on interviewing techni...

Domestic abuse: Lie-detector tests planned for offenders - BBC News Domestic abuse: Lie-detector tests planned for offenders - BBC News Posted: 03 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PST Related Topics You are subscribed to email updates from "polygraph definition" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States