How to Beat a Lie Detector Test

Why teach people how to beat a lie detector test? Well, it isn't to help criminals. Also, I wouldn't have built this site if I thought the polygraph was used fairly and truly detected lying accurately. So why have I put this information online?

1. Polygraphic lie-detection is junk science (the assessment of most scientists), and the public should know that.

2. Good people are gambling their reputations and careers when they agree to a polygraph exam.

3. If enough people learn how to pass a polygraph test (many criminals already know how), and also understand why they shouldn't take it in the first place, authorities will be forced to stop pretending this is a valid tool, and might stop using it.

[The CIA's] reliance on the polygraph is truly insane. - Former CIA Director John M. Deutch

Whether it is screening applicants or screening employees, the polygraph is a failure. I suspect that its days as a screening tool are deservedly near an end. - Mark Mallah, Former FBI Special Agent

The so-called lie detector test or polygraph examination is primarily a tool of intimidation, meant to get damaging admissions from those who believe there is some science that can detect their guilt. - Steven Scott

Read the pages below in the order presented for the best result. They are taken directly from an e-book on how to beat a lie detector test. Each one has a link at the bottom connecting it to the next in the series. There are a total of sixteen pages containing all the original content of the book.

Accurate? (an excerpt) - Unfortunately, neither this nor any other scientific research showing the flaws in polygraph testing is likely to stop the government from using it anytime soon (and I'll explain why this is so... Continue reading here...

Conflicts of Interest? - The American Polygraph Association certainly believes in the polygraph machine, but then how objective can they be? Their existence relies on believing, and the $150 annual dues each of the thousands of members pays adds up to some real money for paychecks to the top executives. Every industry wants to perpetuate itself for monetary reasons. Consider all the training academies that teach polygraph "science" and certify operators. Basic tuition at the Marston Polygraph Academy, for example, is $3,900 for 340 hours of instruction. Nobody in the industry wants to doubt the effectiveness of the so-called lie detector.

The Polygraph in Ireland - From AntiPolygraph.org:

On Sunday, 12 February 2012, the BBC Radio Ulster program Sunday Sequence aired a segment on polygraphy in the wake of news that “an increasing number of Irish companies are asking potential employees to take lie detector tests.” Host William Crawley spoke with polygraph operator Don Cargill, professor of forensic psychology Don Grubin, and AntiPolygraph.org co-founder George Maschke.

The audio can be downloaded here; AntiPolygraph.org.

Pass a Polygraph Test: The Pages

Pass a Polygraph or Else - A true story showing the possible consequences of failing a polygraph test.

Are Lie Detectors Accurate? - A look at what some of the evidence says.

Racial Bias in Polygraph Testing - What the research has shown us.

What the Polygraph Association Says - And why they need to hire someone who understands math.

Polygraph Accuracy: More Interesting Facts - A few more notes about the lack of accuracy in this test.

The Lie Detector: Why is it Used? - Despite the inaccuracy, there is a reason authorities use it.

Polygraph Testing 101 - The basic way it is supposed to be done.

The Polygraph Machine - There are actually two types...

Polygraph Examination - A continuing look at the procedures used.

How a Polygraph Works - Or at least the theory of how it should function.

Passing a Polygraph - Begins a six-part look at what you need to do.

Beating Lie Detectors - Part two of how to beat a lie detector test.

How to Pass a Lie Detector Test - Using behavioral countermeasures.

How to Pass a Polygraph - Using physiological countermeasures.

Pass a Lie Detector Test - More about how to use physiological countermeasures.

General Polygraph Countermeasures - Some other things to do to influence the results.

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