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Indexed episodes, last 90 days
10
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Sep 17, 2026
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Jul 27, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    Criminally Charged Polygrapher Regan Goan Fingered by Erstwhile Employee, Polygrapher Ben Sweeney (opens the original)

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    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.

  2. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Update on Arrest of Maine Polygraph Operator Regan J. Goan (opens the original)

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    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 .

  3. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    Jesselyn Radack on Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater (opens the original)

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    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

  4. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    Steve Wilkos Takes a Lie Detector “Test” (opens the original)

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    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 .

  5. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    Pentagon Seeks Funding for New and Improved Polygraph (opens the original)

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    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 .

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