The tests were meant to find a leaker—but they also show how far the Defense Department is willing to go to stop unauthorized disclosures.

Some of the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officials were subject to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping Pentagon investigation into leaks to journalists on dwindling weapons stockpiles amid the ...

I’ve never seen polygraphs employed this broadly or at this seniority level. In my experience, it’s unprecedented,” a retired ...

The defense secretary is weaponizing lie detectors against military and civilian officials ...

Dozens of U.S. military officials were given polygraph tests as part of the leak probe, the New York Times and CBS News reported.

The Pentagon conducted polygraph tests on Joint Staff members to find the source of leaked munitions data, raising concerns about foreign access and prompting a crackdown on unauthorised disclosures.

Mass polygraph tests were launched by the White House in August to top military officials after leaks on the US war in Iran were reported by several media outlets.

Most people think polygraphs — also called lie-detector tests — can determine whether you're lying. But the technology has its critics. "The public needs to know that polygraph testing has no ...

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who's accused Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, released the results of a polygraph test focused on the decades-old ...

Eighty years ago this week, inventor Leonarde Keeler proudly proclaimed his expert testimony before a Wisconsin jury to be “a signal victory for those who believe in scientific crime detection.” One ...

When Christine Blasey Ford came out as the accuser of a sexual assault attempt by Brett Kavanaugh, she cited a polygraph test as proof. Does this set a dangerous precedent? Former Senior Researcher ...