Are lie detectors accurate?

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    On TV they are glamorated and showed to be 100% accurate. But I've heard they are closer to 80% accurate, (10% shown lying when honest or 10% showing honest when lying). IT kind of worries be because we tend to treat them as gospel.
     
    Regrouping-webmaster, Apr 20, 2009 IP
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    virkalurk Peon

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    I know that Lie-detector tests are not admissible as evidence in U.S. courts.
     
    virkalurk, Apr 20, 2009 IP
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    mentos Prominent Member

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    polygraphs are far from perfect. In fact, many experts consider them a farce, and almost all scientists who have studied them (and even some polygraph administrators) understand that polygraphs are seriously limited.
     
    mentos, Apr 21, 2009 IP
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    On TV they claim so many things that are untrue in reality.
    Something that works 100%? Even cars (a technology older than 100 years) is not 100% working. Even they break down once in a while.

    A lie detector may be right more than 50%, but far from 100%
     
    Hurbel2k, Apr 21, 2009 IP