In the first decades of the 20th century, when life was being transformed by scientific innovations, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine. Popularly known as the âlie detector,â the device transformed police work, seized headlines and was extolled in movies, TV and comics as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Husbands and wives tested each otherâs fidelity. Corporations routinely tested employeesâ honesty and government workers were tested for loyalty and âmorals.â But the promise of the polygraph turned dark, and the lie detector too often became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. Written and directed by Rob Rapley and executive produced by Cameo George, The Lie Detector is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
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Date: 2022-12-28T17:48:30.000Z
The Lie Detector | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS | Trailer
