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Article: PANEL OF TOP SCIENTISTS FAULTS LIE-DETECTOR TESTS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- October 9, 2002
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Byline: P-I news services
In a report to the government, a panel of leading scientists said yesterday that polygraph testing is too flawed to use for security screening. The panel said lie-detector tests do a poor job of identifying spies or other national security risks and are likely to produce false accusations of innocent people.
The 245-page report, by experts convened by the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, said the scientific basis for polygraph testing is weak and much of the research supporting its use lacks scientific rigor.
The report is not the first time experts have questioned the reliability ...