The FBI and other agencies are using polygraphs to find leakers. But do they work?

Polygraph exams are commonly called "lie-detector tests" but experts say that's not true.

Apr 30, 2025 - 20:56
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The FBI and other agencies are using polygraphs to find leakers. But do they work?
A polygraph examiner applies electrodes on the fingers of a subject in Bogota, Colombia on June 12, 2007.

Polygraph exams are commonly called "lie-detector tests" but experts say that's not true.

(Image credit: Fernando Vergara)