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. Because the so called "lie-detector" machine is based on junk science (the assessment of most serious scientists), and the public should know that.

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

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

It may be best to read the pages below in the order presented. Each has a link at the bottom connecting it to the next in the series, so you can read through easily. This content used to be sold as the e-book, How to Beat a Lie Detector Test, and is presented in the same order.

From the book; Breathing Responses: Train yourself to breath comfortably at the same rate throughout the interview -- until the lie detector test devices are removed from your body. During the exam, after answering a control question, do one of the following: A. Breath more slowly for 5 to 15 seconds, then resume normal breathing... Continue reading here...

Commentary: The American Polygraph Association ceratinly 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.

Keep in mind that 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 has any reason to doubt the effectiveness of the so called lie detector.

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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