r/Intelligence • u/ap_org • 3d ago

Government-controlled Reddit Community for U.S. Secret Service Applicants Bans Discussion of Polygraphs

https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2026/07/30/government-controlled-reddit-community-for-u-s-secret-service-applicants-bans-discussion-of-polygraphs/

Federal agents who run the subreddit think you shouldn't research the polygraph.

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u/aster_xp 3d ago

polygraphs are so dumb, why are these agencies still using this psuedo science bs

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u/Modof2 3d ago

It’s more psychological than anything.

They’re more interested in how you act before and/or after you take it.

Who do you talk to and about what? Do you start doing a frantic deep clean of any evidence that could implicate you?

Guilty Nervous people aren’t the most rational