It is with regret that Lie Detector Test UK Limited is suspending its polygraph services with immediate effect. This is due to the most recent government directives issued by Boris Johnson, PM regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus). It effectively morally and ethically...
Lie Detector Test UK continues to operate following government guidelines and pending new directives related to the coronavirus.
If periodic lie detector tests had been implemented at the Home Office civil servants may not have felt they were all suspected of leaking information to the press.
The tragic death of TV presenter, Caroline Flack, has left many in her industry, family and friends shocked. We ask is it time to stop reality TV shows?
A recent article in the Sunday Times regarding DNA infidelity tests caught our eye last week. As highly qualified forensic psychologists and APA accredited polygraph examiners here is our take on it.
In the light of yesterday’s terrorist attack in Streatham High Road, Boris Johnson has said “fundamental changes” will be announced today relating to how terrorism in London and nationwide is dealt with.
With Christmas behind us we are now a month into the New Year. Our January 2020 polygraph news roundup is full of case studies, advice from our polygraph examiners and interesting industry news.
Lie detector tests for terrorist offenders may become compulsory in sweeping changes proposed by the UK Government.
Whether you are in favour of Big Ben chiming on Brexit day or not it appears that yet again, the public have been lied to.
The decision by President Trump to assassinate Qasem Soleimani was roundly criticised in many quarters and supported by others. So what is the truth about this Iranian General.
As established forensic psychologists and polygraph examiners the sentence imposed on a 19 year old young woman, in the Cyprus rape case, has quite frankly shocked us.
Following the landslide victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party in the 2019 General Election we believe it's time for the nation to unite.
The behaviour of Nigel Farage has become more curious by the day since he stood down over 300 Brexit Party candidates last month. We invite him to take a lie detector test to clarify his motivation for doing so.
In the past we have called for convicted terrorists, such as Usman Khan, to take lie detector tests before being released from prison. Now is a good time to begin.
The news of the imminent release from prison of Ian Simms, who murdered Helen McCourt in 1988, has been received with shock and horror by her family. Convicted by overwhelming DNA evidence despite the absence of a body, Simms continues to maintain his innocence and...
Since January this year Norfolk Police have been offering sex offenders lie detector tests as part of the risk assessment process. Now the results potentially could be used in court evidence pending a report from Kent University.
Over recent years the electorate appears to tactically vote to keep parties out, rather than to vote for parties they support. Now it appears that we will vote for the politicians who tell the least amount of political lies.
The horror of finding 39 people dead in a refrigerated container this week has shocked the nation. We would like to make our Essex lie detector test service available to police to help them investigate this tragedy.
Anyone watching what went on in Parliament and outside it yesterday would be forgiven for throwing their hands up in despair. Leaving or remaining in the EU is no further forward.
When good friends fall out there is hurt all round. We think the Vardy/Rooney social media leaks could easily be resolved with a Lincolnshire lie detector test.
As news surfaced this week about Speaker John Bercow meeting with David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, questions have been asked regarding his neutrality.
Our followers and readers have suggested that we invite Gina Miller to take a lie detector test regarding her her stance on Brexit. What would you ask her?
Operation Yellowhammer predictions that came out last August, followed by last week’s non-redacted version, seems to have confused speculation with fact.
We invite Prince Andrew, Duke of York, to take a lie detector test in Windsor following allegations of historical sexual abuse in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
Greater Manchester Police Force was one of the first to pilot the polygraph for monitoring certain types of sex offenders. Now the Manchester lie detector tests are to be made a permanent addition to their investigative tools.
Following the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein yesterday speculation is rife on social and mainstream media. But what does this say about our society?
As a West London polygraph examiner I see misconceptions about lie detector tests all over the internet. It’s time we dispelled them to present a more balanced view. Here are some of the most common misconceptions.
Conspiracy theories abound on social media and nothing is helped by the regular steady flow of propaganda that attracts our attention every day. Here I take a look at the most recent fake news and media bias.
In the aftermath of Carl Beech’s false allegations, for which he is now behind bars for 18 years, is it time for sexual crime suspects to retain anonymity? Our polygraph examiner in Liverpool explores the pros and cons.
Our Northumberland Polygraph Examiner, whose calm demeanour would normally be the envy of all, is quite annoyed at how the Jeremy Kyle Show has brought our industry into disrepute.
In a bid for parole Tracey Connelly who was incarcerated in 2009 has offered to take a polygraph test to ‘prove’ she won’t reoffend if released. However, one lie detector test in Durham is not enough as our polygraph examiner explains.
We are beginning to wonder whether we should extend our lie detector test invitations to journalists and TV news presenters. Read this and let us know what you think.
We invite Boris to take a lie detector test in London to clear up certain issues related to what he said during the referendum campaign 2016.
By popular demand we are publishing the first of our Politician Spotlight articles. We invite Anna Soubry to take a polygraph test in Nottingham
Periodic lie detector tests in Colchester could easily have prevented child abuse cases from being negligently mishandled by two lazy, incompetent and corrupt detectives.
We would bet money that the security guard who stole almost £1 million from G4S this week didn’t experience a London polygraph examination during the pre-employment screening process.
Criticism of a controversial book, published in August 2018, entitled “The Lost Boys of Bird Island” led to co-author, Chris Steyn, taking a lie detector test. The book exposes alleged historic paedophilia at the highest levels of government.
March has been a busy month for our polygraph examines all over the UK. Here is the Lie Detector Test UK News Roundup where we highlight some of our case studies and stories we’ve posted in March 2019.
Anything that helps to find Madeleine must be a good thing. We believe lie detector tests could help Gerry and Kate McCann and extend and invitation for them to take the tests.
This is our first monthly lie detector test news roundup of cases we believe can benefit or have benefited from polygraph services.
There is no doubt that politics and lies about Brexit have dominated the news since the referendum. However, when political lies are used to manipulate the way people think they become dangerous and cause division.
A private prosecution may be brought against Boris Johnson MP in the New Year for misconduct in public office due to alleged lies on the Brexit bus.
A recent study that featured in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships suggests the impact on mental and physical health is more serious than we might have imagined. So will a Lie Detector Test for Cheating alleviate much of the cause?
Polygraph technology at airports will be operational in three EU countries, Latvia, Hungary and Greece to assist border control staff in identifying terrorists and criminals.
The murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, has sent shockwaves around the world. Could polygraph technology have saved his life?
The polygraph is possibly one of the most intriguing yet misunderstood devices in the scope of investigatory methodology. But part of the reason inconclusive lie detector results occur is because examiners are not qualified, accredited or experienced.
Lying is frowned upon in society but actually it’s one of the most refined and challenging achievements of the human brain. Polygraph tests are still the most reliable methods we have for detecting deception.
Arron Banks, in a spat with Alastair Campbell on Twitter, tweeted he will be taking a lie detector test on Wednesday. He stated that he would be inviting Damian Collins and Alastair Campbell to do the same with “3 suggested questions”. Will they take him up on the offer?
Police forces in many parts of the world are using lie detector tests for police officer recruits in pre-employment screening. Maybe the UK should too?
It may be surprising to many but deception has been a trait since life began. There’s nothing novel about it and nothing to suggest that it has increased or diminished over time. Deceit exists everywhere as a part of human nature and animal behaviour. One of the...
A polygraph examination isn’t a fail or pass issue like taking your GCEs at school. You won’t fail a lie detector test based on how knowledgeable or intelligent you are. ANS and consciousness Polygraph technology functions by measuring physiological alterations in...
Lie detector tests are on the rise. When someone is lying, the gnawing doubt is unbearable- you need to know the truth. The problem with lying is that it destroys trust, leaving you unable to believe anything someone tells you. How can you tell if...
Searching Google for how to beat a lie detector test will produce some interesting results. There are lots of suggestions, without proof, as to how you can fool the polygraph. Here are some of the methods recommended: Taking cannabis, cocaine or other recreational...
Research conducted by One Poll on behalf of confused.com found that the average Brit lies in excess of ten times per week. 40 per cent claim that lies are ''sometimes necessary'. Telling lies appears to have become more acceptable with only 5 percent believing it...
Most of us have told a lie at one point or another in our lives. But a pathological or compulsive liar is a profoundly extreme human being. Responsible for many a broken relationship and destroyed career, compulsive liars tell us things they...
In England and Wales serious sex offenders, including paedophiles, who are released on licence are legally obliged to take bi annual lie detector tests on request. If they refuse, they are re- incarcerated. Now campaigners are calling for sex offenders to take lie...
Throughout history celebrities, politicians and other high profile figures have been known to lie about sexual allegations. Who can forget erstwhile President Clinton’s denial of infidelity with Monica Lewinsky? There are however, 3 main reasons they lie and it’s...
Whatever people may think of Donald Trump I think we can all agree that he is the most pilloried President of the United States ever. Alleged Trump lies have been written about so many times it’s becoming boring. So we’ve decided to strike a balance by publishing...
If this wasn’t so serious it might be laughable but this week Russian Bots have been transformed into real people by Sky News. What is an internet bot? The definition of an internet bot has always been a ‘web robot’ which is a software application. Its job is to...
When politicians appear before the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee we have to wonder whether it wouldn’t be more efficient to connect them to a polygraph machine. The demise of Amber Rudd, our erstwhile Home Secretary, is a perfect example of how the answer...
We’ve been having a look at comments on news articles and social media this week. There seems to be much confusion between opinion and lies. An opinion is not a lie There are two main ways in which people formulate opinions. Some will read an article or listen to...
Lies on social media can be half way around the globe before the truth has a chance to surface. One such lie partly caused former Welsh Tory MP for Gower, Byron Davies, to lose his seat in the 2017 General Election. An allegation that Mr Davies was being...
Advertising plays a vital role in selling products and services. Billions of pounds are spent every year convincing us to purchase or use them. But some big lies about products and services we buy have been unashamedly told for years. Here are some you might...
A New England man, taken to court by his aunts to stop him inheriting his family’s estate, has refused to take a lie detector test on numerous occasions. Representing himself in the civil case he has also invoked the 5th Amendment when questioned by the...
Lie detector evidence is acceptable in many courts when accompanied by other corroborating evidence. What is fascinating is that it’s often used by police to help imprison people but seldom used to liberate prisoners. The case of Jeremy Bamber, who has served over...
Considered to be a bastion of truth, the BBC appears to have filmed a documentary with some fake news in it! Is it any wonder that the general public seek more and more to verify what they hear and see? 100ft high treehouses In 2011, one episode of a series...
Following a Freedom of Information application by a leading UK national news website it has been revealed that very few sex offenders are sent back to prison, after failing a lie detector test. Paedophiles and other sexual predators are obliged to take polygraph...
Recent data pulled from Job Today (a recruitment app) reveals that Brits have few qualms about CV lies. A whopping 38 percent of job seekers admit to ‘enhancing’ their CVs. So what if you have never been a voluntary aid worker; travelled the world or worked with...
As the Novichok incident continues to refuse to unwind there is still very little which gives anyone the right to speak in regard to what happened. One can only imagine what lie detector test results might unravel. The sheer volume of calls being made to “talk...
It’s difficult to determine who, enmeshed in the Cambridge Analytica debacle, should take a lie detector test first! Maybe everyone involved! The story broke last week firstly alleging that the data of 50 million Facebook holders had been utilised by an employee of...
A story caught our eye this week regarding a pensioner accused of historic sexual abuse, demanding to take a lie detector test in Northern Ireland. Many police forces across the UK carry out polygraph tests in cases such as suspected paedophilia and sexual abuse. ...
The attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal has seen the media awash with allegations and speculation. We wonder whether the simplest way to find out who did it could involve a polygraph test. Many tabloids have carried headlines asserting that this man was a...
The influence that celebrities have over their fan base is quite powerful. But do they always tell the truth? Should there be a Celebrity Lie Detector Show so that we can find out? Many celebrities, from singers and comedians to Hollywood actors and actresses, have...
If you want your partner to take a lie detector test, a visit to Spyscape in New York is a must. You can also interact as a secret agent just like James Bond. The new spy museum opened last month and already would be spies have tried to decode messages using...
Critics of the polygraph assert that the machine does not detect lies and they are absolutely right! The lie detector test measures physiological responses for deception. Unqualified polygraph examiners are not trained to analyse such responses accurately. The test...
The lie machine predates the lie detector test by centuries in the form of propaganda. Every day we are subjected to it in one form or another. From politics and science to commercial products and services our minds are bombarded with misleading and false...
You might imagine that the only reasons people lie are because they have something to hide or have committed a crime. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are so many reasons that motivate people to lie that a fairly large book could be...
The lie detector or polygraph machine has come into the limelight over recent years because of TV reality shows. The Jerry Springer Show in the USA and the Jeremy Kyle Show in the UK have made the general public more aware of them. Many people believe...
According to illicitencounters.com, the dating website dedicated to people looking for affairs outside marriage, Inverness is the hotspot for infidelity in Scotland. The site produces an annual infidelity index and the 2017 edition was certainly...
Few people will forget the terrorist attacks that occurred in London during 2017. As a result Scotland Yard now uses the lie detector test as another investigative tool. In just 4 months, London sustained 36 fatalities through terrorism last year. As...
According to the Edelman Trust Barometer 2017 there was an unprecedented drop in trust, spanning 38 nations, in government institutions. So would it be a good idea for politicians to take an annual lie detector test? Perhaps this might rebuild their credibility!...
Fake lie detector test Fake Lie Detector Test Reports, Why? We have recently encountered several clients whom have been provided with fake lie detector reports. Our internal team here conducted some web research and discovered that there are indeed companies and...
Forensic Psychology - An Overview Forensic Psychology is predominantly used in criminal cases to determine the relationship between the human behaviour and the relevance and correlation to the criminal act and law. As a derivative of general psychological...
A lie detector test is used to determine if the subject is lying about the statements that he has made regarding the accounts of an event, particularly those involving crimes. During the examination, the subject is put under observation by the equipment of the...
The Lie detectors UK Examiners use the latest research and applies latest techniques and thus stays up to date in moving the industry ahead with a greater pace. The American Polygraph Association conference, which will be held in the month of September this year in...
We are proud supporters of mental health charity Mind (www.mind.org.uk) Mental Health and Distressed Callers Over the many calls we receive we often encounter distressed people who through the toll of hardship, suffering or ongoing trust issues become more...
Google ‘lie detector test’ and one of the first results that comes up is how to beat a polygraph test. The truth is that when a polygraph test is carried out by a professional examiner, who knows how to carry out the test, without letting any bias contaminate the...
When relationships break down, trust is often the blamed as the culprit. Arguments get heated, hearts get broken and the whole experience can sour the months or even years of happy memories. After all that, if the truth hasn’t come to light you’re left with loose...
It sounds hard to believe, but it is said that the majority of our communication is portrayed through non-verbal communication. Initially, this may seem like an exaggerated statement, maybe even absurd, but it is a discovery backed by multiple scientific findings....
In a celebrity world dominated by the media, gossip and rumours, how do we know what to trust when a scandal breaks? Some of our favourite celebrities have been caught out in a fall from grace. Here are 5 that could have done with taking a lie detector test to...
The military, CIA, FBI and other US Government organisations hold many secrets and are the foundation of thousands of conspiracy theories. From highly classified documents to secretive interrogations and missions, they must have some way to decipher who’s...
Lie detection is not a new phenomenon. Way before the sophisticated equipment of today was introduced, we had our own ways of determining the honesty, or otherwise, of our fellow man, and the basis of those methods was surprisingly similar to the ones used now. We...
This is not a method of questioning as such – any of the techniques mentioned could use Single or Multi Issue questions so it is more a variation on a theme. Looking at Multi Issue Testing first – this is when an examiner asks the subject questions on several...
How Accurate is a Lie Detector Test? A lie detector test, or polygraph, is only as good as the examiner. Look at it this way – you could take driving lessons in a top of the range Mercedes, with all the bells and whistles, but if the instructor is rubbish then...
Undergoing a polygraph examination often proves to be pretty stressful. This happens thanks to the fact that in some cases the test may look like an interrogation. Some are scared of the outcome of the test and fear that they will be falsely accused of something...
Throughout the ages human beings have always searched for ways of verifying the truthfulness of the information received . Lies have managed to begin enormous conflicts that would sometimes turn into brutal wars. Sometimes choosing between telling the truth or...
For some, this question tends to be a reason for serious research. It is said that our body language can easily display if the things we are saying are true or not. Before you subject anybody to a polygraph test you obviously want to be sure whether your suspicions...
Polygraph history Since the very beginnings of our civilisation people have been aware of the advantages arising from discovering a lie detection method and have searched for ways to verify given statements. As time went by, new ideas were developed and implemented...
So What Exactly is a Polygraph or Lie Detector? If you watch daytime TV, no doubt you will have come across a show in which the host uses a lie detector to prove or disprove, that one of the guests is lying. It invariably centres on whether someone has cheated, or...
The idea of a lie detector, or polygraph as it is sometimes known, can be somewhat daunting – the closest most people have come to one is when watching a spy thriller, where the hero (or villain) is strapped up to a million wires and asked questions of national...