Why is AntiPolygraph.org dedicated to the abolishment of polygraph “testing?
A. Because polygraph “testing” has not been shown to reliably distinguish between truth and deception. Despite the myth of an accurate “lie detector” which has long been part of American popular culture, the polygraph has failed miserably when put to the test by scientists under field conditions. In fact, polygraph “tests” are not science-based tests at all, but are instead fundamentally dependent on trickery. In addition, easily learned techniques allow anyone to beat the “test” and produce a “truthful” outcome. Polygraph “testing” results in many truthful persons being wrongly branded as liars, while any liar can easily beat the “test.” Hence, reliance on polygraph “test” results to any degree is both morally wrong and foolhardy.
