NEW: Dr. Ford's lawyers have just released her polygraph report.

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[spanone]

1. K&R...

[eleny]

2. No deception

[HipChick]

3. WH releases Polygraphs are fake news...

[qazplm135]

12. I mean polygraphs are fake news

they are unreliable junk science.

Having said that, the value is in the fact most people don't know that, and her passing one will have an impact on at least some people.

[yardwork]

16. Judge Kavanaugh found polygraphs to be accurate and important in a ruling.

[qazplm135]

17. I'm sure he did

he's a hack.

[yardwork]

19. He used his opinion as an excuse to deny a freedom of information act request, or something.

In a child rape case. He definitely is a hack, and a highly cynical and hypocritical one at that. Also, ill-tempered. A thoroughly unpleasant individual.

[grantcart]

4. Judge Kavanaugh please step up to the machine

[Achilleaze]

5. No deception. republicans will hate this

As they hate the truth in all things...

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Not a trial

In most places polygraphs are not admissible, but as Reps have said, this isn't a trial, this is an interview. So these results should be read in the Senate.

[SergeStorms]

18. You can bet your bippy....

her results would be broadcast from every FOX and Sinclair channel, and admitted into the official record of the hearing, if they had showed deception. Now that she's passed with flying colors? Not a peep, you can bet on it.

[Nevilledog]

7. Kavanaugh has defended and bolstered the use of polygraphs.

A couple days ago there was a thread here on DU about Kavanaugh's judicial opinions about polygraphs. I hope someone can find it faster than me and post it.

[TwistOneUp]

8. Now it's Kavanaugh's turn.

In the old tradition of "Put Up Or Shut Up", she Put Up.

Now it's Kavanaugh's turn. Put Up or Shut Up, yer "honor".

[Nevilledog]

9. Kavanaugh's love for polygraphs.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100211175668



This was shared by kpete, also.

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[Scurrilous]

10. K&R

[honest.abe]

11. Polygraph guy resume

http://hanafinpolygraphservices.com/Resume.html

Looks totally legit and qualified.

[Lee-Lee]

13. That's an odd polygraph session

But I guess when the person taking it is paying for it you do what they are comfortable with.

I’ve taken numerous polygraph exams for employment and background check purposes and never have I seen a two question exam where the person being interviewed wrote a statement a was then just asked broad questions about it.

Polygraph exams I’ve taken and been party to always ask specific questions about the event or issue at hand, because to find deception they want to focus on individual issues and details where the deception is.

If a suspect in a crime offered to take a polygraph exam they wouldn’t get to write a statement and then just get asked if it was true. They would get asked specific questions about who, what, where, when, why, how about the account they gave.

When I took a polygraph for my job as a deputy before I was hired they didn’t just look at the forms I filed out for my background check. They went over question by question for everything I had said and asked me the same questions. “Have you used illegal narcotics” “Have you ever committed financial fraud” “Have you ever aided in the commission of a felony” “Are you a member of any extremist groups or have you been”. Etc. They didn’t just ask me if everything in the document was true and then send me on my way.

I’m not saying this is or is not a legitimate polygraph exam, but I am saying the manner it was done in is very inconsistent with any other polygraph procedure ive ever been exposed to and we can expect the manner in which this was given to be attacked as having been given in the most easy manner to pass.

If I was investigating a crime and suspects lawyer walked in with this we would have laughed. I really wish they had done a true comprehensive exam, asking her “Did this happen” “Who did this to you”, etc and recording the results of those specific questions and answers. Then there wouldn’t be any way to question the results. By doing it this way they left a lot of room to question the procedures.

[Amishman]

14. It is a strangely short and vague question set but it kinda makes sense in context

I would expect numerous questions and more specific, polygraphs are best at establishing boundaries of a subjects written statement. 'apart from [detail in statement] did any [thing related to incident but not specifically mentioned] occur? The idea is to force a new lie on the spot as these are easiest to detect.

All that being said, the above is what would be expected when interviewing a suspect. This is a polygraph of the victim. It would make sense to keep it simple and not treat them like a criminal.

[Lee-Lee]

15. Maybe. But it makes it easy to attack and call into question

The process for determining if there is deception is the same no matter if someone is a victim, a suspect, or an applicant for a job that requires a polygraph.

The examiners use specific questions to gauge if there is deception.

Use of vague and open questions is far less reliable and that’s why when they do a polygraph on someone applying to be a cop or for a high level security clearance they don’t just say “is everything in York application correct” and end the exam there.