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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has ordered lie detector tests for DHS staff to identify leaks that allegedly foiled immigration raids, including a failed Colorado operation targeting Venezuelan gang members.

The directive, leaked to Bloomberg, requires polygraph questions about unauthorized communications with media and nonprofits. Despite polygraphs' unreliability, DHS insists they are necessary for national security.

The crackdown follows frustration from Trump’s border czar Tom Homan over compromised raids and aligns with broader MAGA-era efforts to control government communication.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Dhs should take the classes the inventor of the lie detector offers on how to beat it

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago

Despite polygraphs' unreliability, DHS insists they are necessary for national security.

in keeping with tradition, “national security” continues to mean “because i say so”.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

What's the betting that this is the result of indiscreet dick waving from more MAGA centred members of staff?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

People like her are dumb enough to believe "lie detector" tests are completely dependable and always print out perfectly clear "lie" and "not lie" results. Everyone else knows polygraph tests are inadmissible in court for a reason and require a lot of careful prep and interpretation. Even then, they're far from 100%.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I reckon she’s also somewhat leaky.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What are the odds of her submitting to a test?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Daily reminder that there's no such thing as an accurate lie detector test. Completely unscientific. Illegal to use except by government and it's basically a scare tactic/way to deny/fire people they don't have other cause for.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

Ah, you have half of it.

Totally made up metrics but used by govt. Meaning that if there was ever an easy way to purge ICE and DHS of brown people, this is an easy, no fuss way to do it.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it. - George Costanza

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

The card said moops

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's a lie if the person interpreting the test says it is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it. - George Costanza

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it. - George Costanza

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

I like that her directive to combat leaking was itself leaked.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It should be pretty common knowledge that lie detector tests are completely bogus and can't be trusted. They're not admissible in court cases. Polygraph tests are proven to be made up pseudoscience.

They might as well try using crystal pendulum tests to dowse out the national security threats.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I want to point out - the results are inadmissible, but anything you say IS admissable.

A polygraph is an interrogation technique. And to this day I still don't know why they try to use it with so many things. Like security clearance. It doesn't really give them any insight into anything about you, other than if you like to run your mouth

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

I for one am very excited and sleep soundly now, knowing complete idiots are in control of the United States.

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