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Republican FBI has started using polygraph tests to identify sources of internal leaks (www.theguardian.com)

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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Monday it has started using polygraph tests to aid investigations aimed at identifying the source of leaks emanating from within the law enforcement agency.

“We can confirm the FBI has begun administering polygraph tests to identify the source of information leaks within the bureau,” the bureau’s public affairs office told Reuters in a statement.

Donald Trump’s administration has been cracking down on people who leak information to journalists since he returned to office in January.

Last week, the Republican US Department of Justice made it easier to subpoena records and testimony from journalists.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

Next week, FBI begins consulting ouija boards.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, since they do not work, this will just end up being a lawsuit generator

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

They'll ignore the fact that it's junk science and use it to remove people they dont like, want, or won't fall in line.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

oh yeah, of course. It is only when people actually lose their job that they can sue over this. This stuff also takes years to shake out, so trump won't be there to shield them when it starts either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah! WTF are they up to? But they also love using torture and the information gathered from that process is also notoriously unreliable. Then again they do just have a boner for torture so it’s possible that is the main motivation for the torturing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, I am sure it is an psych tactic, they use it for hiring interviews and stuff, and I know they know it doesn't work, like, in the way it is supposed to. So I am pretty sure it is a tactic to make them sweat, get them nervous, get them off their balance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

True! All of it is just a twitchy sweaty buttery maley mess isn’t it now?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

I mean, it is the FBI, after all