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by bragr 208 days ago
Well the FBI prosecuted a guy who provided training on how to beat it.
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Indeed, the FBI participated in the criminal investigation of the late Doug Williams, who offered training on how to pass or beat a polygraph "test." Because there was no actual crime for which to prosecute him, federal agents set out to stage one in a "sting" operation they dubbed "Operation Lie Busters":

https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2016/04/26/operation-lie-bust...

Yes, the polygraph has one purpose, instill fear. It's an over the top interrogation. Level 1 torture.