AntiPolygraph.org News
Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 10
- Latest publication
- Sep 17, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 27, 2026
Latest episodes
Criminally Charged Polygrapher Regan Goan Fingered by Erstwhile Employee, Polygrapher Ben Sweeney (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Regan J. Goan On Friday, 11 September 2026, polygraph operator Regan J. Goan was arrested and criminally charged with a series of misdemeanors associated with his work as a polygraph operator for the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office. Portland Press Herald staff writer Emily Allen provides new details about the charges against him in an ... Read more The post Criminally Charged Polygrapher Regan Goan Fingered by Erstwhile Employee, Polygrapher Ben Sweeney appeared first on AntiPolygraph.
Update on Arrest of Maine Polygraph Operator Regan J. Goan (opens the original)
Read excerpt
As earlier reported on AntiPolygraph.org, a former Cumberland County, Maine sheriff’s deputy and polygraph operator, Regan J. Goan, was arrested on Friday, 11 September 2026 and charged with a series of misdemeanor crimes associated with his work as a polygraph operator. Portland, Maine television station WGME has more details about the charges. On Tuesday, 15 ... Read more The post Update on Arrest of Maine Polygraph Operator Regan J. Goan appeared first on AntiPolygraph.org News .
Jesselyn Radack on Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater (opens the original)
Read excerpt
National security lawyer, Department of Justice whistleblower, and Salon contributing writer Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack on X) has published a scathing critique of Department of Defense efforts to clamp down on unfavorable media coverage, including the use of polygraphs as a tool of intimidation, in an article titled “Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater.” Excerpt: Secretary of Defense ... Read more The post Jesselyn Radack on Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater appeared first on AntiPolygraph.org
Steve Wilkos Takes a Lie Detector “Test” (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Steve Wilkos, whose eponymous low brow daytime television talk show was canceled earlier this year, has started a weekly video podcast called “Steve Wilkos: Take a Seat” that is available on YouTube. In the first episode, posted on 1 September 2026, Wilkos, who five years ago publicly stated that he would never take a lie ... Read more The post Steve Wilkos Takes a Lie Detector “Test” appeared first on AntiPolygraph.org News .
Pentagon Seeks Funding for New and Improved Polygraph (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The Pentagon is seeking funding for a new and improved polygraph that it alternatively calls “Polygraph+,” “Polygraph Next,” or “Next Gen Polygraph.” The five-year plan calls for spending $30,342,000. No end cost is stated, however, with the total cost simply described as “Continuing.” In 2003, the National Research Council published a landmark report on the ... Read more The post Pentagon Seeks Funding for New and Improved Polygraph appeared first on AntiPolygraph.org News .
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.