Most methods for detecting lies actually detect signs of stress – which makes them extremely unreliable.
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The UK government is introducing polygraph tests for convicted terrorists on probation.
It would be great to know for sure when someone is lying and when someone is telling the truth. But no technology that purports to do so is foolproof.
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