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 ...

The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief ...

Kristi Noem’s acting security agency head reportedly failed a lie-detector test required to view sensitive spy materials—then blamed his subordinates and suspended them. Madhu Gottumukkala, the acting ...

Since ancient times, the art of discerning truth from lies has captivated human curiosity. In our recent book, Pathological Lying: Theory, Research, and Practice, my co-author, Drew Curtis, and I ...