Claim: A so-called lie detector featured in a new ad supporting Herman Cain uses voice-stress technology that is no more reliable than "flipping a coin," according to one university study by a criminal-justice researcher. Two other academics called it "charlatanry." The ad says that "one of the foremost lie detector experts in America" found that Cain was being truthful when he said he did not do anything improper, and that one of his accusers was not.
Fact-check: Whole Truth About the Cain 'Lie Detector' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a so-called lie detector featured in a new ad supporting herman cain uses voice-stress technology that is no more reliable than "flipping a coin," according to one university study by a criminal-justice researcher. two other academics called it "charlatanry." the ad says that "one of the foremost lie detector experts in america" found that cain was being truthful when he said he did not do anything improper, and that one of his accusers was not.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2011-12-03T00:15:23