Human beings have been telling lies since the dawn of history and finding ways to detect them has been a high priority. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the polygraph machine, how reliable it is, whether it can be beaten, historical methods of lie detection, and whether you should ever take a lie detector test.AI-powered
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Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)
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Do I Pass My First Exam?
polygraph is designed so that there's not just one person making a final call on the information. The test at last five to six minutes in duration. You'll just t be answering straight yes or no. Nine times out of ten, if you don't get through your first examb, you're going to come back for another exam.
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