Can you actually beat a lie detector test? I put that idea to the test in a real scenario. The results didn’t go the way you’d expect. And it raises bigger questions about how these tests work.

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A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.