The Pentagon is seen from above. The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, is the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters and one of the world's largest office buildings. - Jen Golbeck/SOPA ...

You’ve probably seen this device before. This is a “polygraph” -- which is more popularly known as a lie detector test. But just how often it can catch you in a lie is shrouded in controversy.

Polygraphs are widely viewed as unreliable indicators of lies, despite the Trump administration’s increasing reliance on the tool to weed out agitators in the federal government. However, experts say ...

President Trump frequently discusses having polygraph tests administered after major news stories concerning the White House leak to the press, according to a Politico report. Trump discusses ordering ...

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...

Customs and Border Protection is spending millions of dollars conducting lie-detector tests on job applicants who have already admitted disqualifying information during their interviews, according to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – There were several rows of uniformed Pennsylvania State Police personnel at the House Appropriations Committee hearing Wednesday morning. Lawmakers worry there aren’t enough ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Prior to returning my call, Barry Levine was on the phone with one of his reporters, discussing a source they ...

After Chicago police repeatedly questioned Donny McGee about the murder of his elderly neighbor, a detective on the case asked him to “face the truth” and take a polygraph. McGee was taken to the ...

The Department of Defense is investigating “recent unauthorized disclosures of national security information” and plans to use polygraphs as part of the probe, according to a memo published to the ...