Lie To Me's Take on the Hand-held Lie Detector

[sangelsXDDDDD]

Just look at him, he is so stressful, he is not confident during all his time of talking. Why is it so??

[dlpmario]

I a fan of the tv show. I am in agreement with the show when they say, and I quote, "the problem isn't just knowing if someone is lying, it's why"... I have read the work of Paul Ekman and I myself have seen the very same body language they describe when they say someone is lying.... This work is based on very firm foundation. Although it's not always easy to infer what some people may be hiding or why.

[xTeenageMillionairex]

You know it is just a tv show. Right?

[asceventura]

@xTeenageMillionairex You do know that even though it's a TV show, it is still accurate as to what false-positives are when it comes to polygraphy. Anyone can pass a polygraph as long as the probable-lie questions, such as something people would normally lie about (have you ever stolen money) have a higher "spike" than the relevant questions.

[dawala1000]

very nice video thank you

[JoshPahr]

By just math, you can calculate how four spies can breach security in a government agency. Let's say you screen 10,000 employees, with a 90% polygraph accuracy. 10 are spies. You catch 9 spies, but about 1000 people lose their jobs for a false negative. You screen 1000 replacements, 10 spies 1 gets through, 100 honest people are denied employment. You screen 100, 1 gets through, 10 don't get hired. One gets through, 1 honest person is hired. 4 spies are hired 1110. It's less than 90%.

[snoookie456]

The best part about this intro was with the "gestural retreat" where he backs up, crosses his hands and that's supposed to be a sign that you don't believe what you are sayin... and they show the "I am not a crook" Nixon speech where he does the same thing XD XD

[egdapo]

That clip was BRILLIANT haha

[thirteenfingers]

Brilliant video.

I'd give it "two thumbs up" but can only vote once. ;o)

[rkwon74]

Great show and example. Btw, the beautiful girl in that scene is none other than, rachelle Leah. One of the girls from UFC. Sexy and gorgeous indeed. ;-)

[AveryHayes]

That was an intense clip, my friend, and I am thankful for it- totally gonna check that show out now, too.

[deathdemon128]

WELL PUT. WELL PUT.

[pricture]

What the hell was in that egg? :S

[IntelArt]

Hello George: I wonder why the American Airlines Polygraph tester in Brazil took his site down off the web...

Looks lijke American Airlines is finally realizing POLYGRAPH test DOES NOT WORK ...

The Peruvian MOSSAD guy is just MILKING the US base company with the help of Brazilian governement crooks

[IntelArt]

We are tracking a MOSSAD Israeli in Brazil working for American Airlinines, He is milking the company using this outdated device (which DOES NOT WORK) putting lots of crew members & passengers at risk. Just so you know FBI deported lots of MOSSAD agents connected to 9/11 terrorist attacks

[rockerchick1500]

This pretty cool but I always worry about people being able to fool lie detector tests but I've spoken to people who use them on for their jobs and apparently it's not too easy to fool (which for some reason I find comforting). I think the people from Lie to Me will be glad for this little shout out to the show ;D.

[samuski36]

@rockerchick1500 A machine can produce evidence of a lie just about as well as putting my right hand on a bible and swearing to tell the truth so help me god, actually ensures that I'm telling the truth!

[wombatstew1]

Polygraphs are a technological version of reading chicken bones, or pawing through hyena dung. Bullshit on wires, that's all it is.

[BiggySn1p3r]

his right side of the mouth looks swollen. he talks weird. slanted

[xh0rn3rx]

nice penis lamp u homo

[fpbologna]

it hardly looks like a penis, listen to what hes saying you 5 year old

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

Your lamp looks like a penis. =/

[Chromekreeper]

they answer easy questions at the start to get a base reading for all levels. then the compare that to the questions the polygrapher doesnt know ie where you work, black hair, man woman etc. besides the whole portable lie detector is really... fake

[SparwoodApple]

Some very huge flaws in Polygraphs. I personally known someone who took the Poly test for her application to a local police department. She was asked about sexual relations with a minor and about incest. She failed miserably on these two questions. She was the victim of sexual abuse by her step father when she was 9...it doesn't take a genious to figure out that these questions are going to provoke strong physiological and emotional response.

[SparwoodApple]

There are also those who are well aware of the polygraph flaws - it is unsettling that some machine may falsly indicate you are lying - The fear of this alone can create false positives. Then there are those who have social anxiety disorder...simply being in a room one on one with a person is stressfull

[mybadtexas]

Jack Bauer's methods are better!

Start snapping fingers and such.

[Jackalofdeath]

except jack bauer's show is always in the "most extreme cases where 1000s of lives are at stake"

like the time he shot a man in custody and sawed off his head , and took the head to a terrorist gang to get in good with them,

you allow / justify that shit, you are never safe

[BobMccartyWrites]

In a two-part investigative series I published this week, I revealed the inside story about the turf war being waged by bureaucrats within the Department of Defense. The war, in this case, revolves around the militarys use of portable lie detection technology during interrogations of enemy combatants, terror suspects and others on and off the battlefield.

Check it out at Bob McCarty Writes.

[cordonwho]

spesh

[cordonwho]

spesh joke

[ketogenesis]

so that's why polygraphs are often if not always non-admissible in court, at least in Canada.

[mossidull]

this guy looks kinda like jack mclellan the pedo

only if jack had loving parents... :P

[Darkenedbyshadows]

Your right!!!! omg lol

[defectnine]

damn, now I want to watch this show

[rangerstubbs76]

The question then becomes, how do soldiers in the field know who to stop and who to let go? In reality, it's tough to figure out who's a bad guy and who is not in that particular environment. Bust everybody in the village? Unrealistic. Same as using a TV show to prove that the instrument used is BS 100% of the time. You want terrorists caught or not? You sometimes break a few good eggs to weed out the bad ones. If these people didn't want us coming there, stop the bad guys from living with you.

[Chad48309]

That doesn't mean for a second that we should stop looking for and testing new means of achieving the desired result with the smallest loss ratio possible.

If we didn't, then we'd still be using sticks, rocks, and ... tasers. Oh shi-

[RentAnEducation]

Ask the British guy if he's ever robbed a diner. See if he's lying.

[raza838]

lol

[nyhc7i8]

I feel like watching that now.

[doctorespinoza]

Keep up the good work. This is the front line between reality and whatever-they-have-in-mind.

[DenGodaOsten]

It could work in the same way a copy machine lie detector work.... Point at suspect, they believe it works, they give useful information. The operator would have to use it that way, though.

[youfailedx]

Too bad federal, state and local law enforcement agencies use the polygraph (and other failed "lie detectors like voice analysis) to screen applicants. The public at large is learning about the pseudoscience behind polygraphy at an increasing rate and this utility is disappearing quickly.

[Chick6517]

Dude, two thumbs up! thanks for uploading this video it was great.

[eddytsp]

I'd like to point out this is a great example of fair use of copyrighted material under US Code. Thanks for applying your criticism, comment, and scholarship to this clip.

[whatevakev]

The show is awesome, way to pick up on this one month later!

Also, even though the polygraph is known to give false positives and false negatives, I DEFINATELY trust my national security to that machine more than it's alternative (Hint: it's the egg).

[jiarb]

Did you not watch the video? How can you trust the machine at all?

[whatevakev]

I believe that while far from infallible, the machine can provide useful, actionable intelligence.

[Madmoe77]

Does the machine itself ever take action?

[haditha27]

@whatevakev

What do u base ur belief off? Reading tarrot cards?

[gittlebug]

Bet you wouldn't trust a polygraph if YOU were accused of something you hadn't done, would you?

[sleepyhungry]

I liked it better when the woman administered the polygraph.

[72ve17]

everybody lies --- it trace back to adam and eve . only you or with the help from others can erase your mistakes ....

[parttimehuman]

There was never an Adam or Eve.

[darkreign16]

I knew that show would be good.

I am also happy with the latest influx of popular TV shows debunking popular b.s. Shows like House and now The Mentalist, and now this.

Good stuff.

[Miiike1111111]

Those suspenders are awesome, haha

[SirMildredPierce]

Great video and the clip from Lie to Me was a great clip, I can see why you found it useful. The egg bit, is that true? I found the parallels fascinating.

[AntiPolygraph]

I can't vouch for the egg story. There is a similar account in the Wikipedia entry for "Polygraph," but the entry lacks any citation.

[30267946]

maybe they would have better luck if they weren't using a Trimble 5700 GPS unit as a lie detector.

[jonragnarsson]

How do I enable the lie detecting mode? Can't find it in the manual...

[vidz4funz]

unlikely

[randomcitizen]

Amazing girl. She should be in every episode of the show.

[kinggimped]

Agreed.

I like that English actor, too, but he doesn't have the breasts.

Interesting video, I knew that polygraphs give a lot of false positives, but this was a nice way of demonstrating it.

[Hooplaa10]

I am curious. Is it true that someone can tell if you are lying just by facial expressions? :/

Anyways, great video.

[AntiPolygraph]

No. There is no "Pinnochio reaction" that can be read on people's faces when they lie. However, facial expressions may give clues that a person's emotions don't match their words, and in some such cases, inferences might be made about whether a person is telling the truth.

[Hooplaa10]

So in reality, there is no sure-fire way to tell if one is lying. Correct?

[AntiPolygraph]

Correct.

[Hooplaa10]

Cool. Thanks for answering back by the way.

[dellxo]

I think if you watch a brain scan of the person while asking questions, and if certain parts of the brain light up (like the ones that involve imagination), you can tell. But if you convince yourself that you're telling the truth, I'm not so sure that would be a good way to tell either.

[crimsonwraith25]

There is a Mythbusters where they test different polygraphy methods. One of the tests they did was the brainscan test. Grant actually managed to lie through that test by thinking happy thoughts.

[dellxo]

That's pretty awesome actually. I'd watch that episode if I knew what it was. Thanks :)

[mrblue182]

Lie To Me... it's in the description

[Aaron518]

Nice!