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@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org · 4 months ago

AG Pam "Bambi" should take a polygraph test. From an unaffiliated examiner. On live TV. Then do Trump. It'll be fun to watch the polygraph unit melt into slag after he's hooked up.

Joe

@not2b@sfba.social replied · 4 months ago

@lauren Polygraphs measure stress, not truth. Someone who lies as easily and constantly as Trump does might have no problem passing.

Charlie Stross

@cstross@wandering.shop replied · 4 months ago

@lauren Polygraphs only "work" by responding to the subject's stress level, and Trump lies as unconsciously as he breathes. Because they've been mis-sold as "lie detectors" rather than stress monitors, onlookers would take it as confirmation that he's telling the truth.

CubeRootOfTrue

@CubeRootOfTrue@mathstodon.xyz replied · 4 months ago

@cstross @lauren Good point. Even $Trump can't tell when he's lying, no stress, just mouth flapping

Lauren Weinstein

@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org replied · 4 months ago

@cstross I had thought about adding a comment to something of that effect (e.g., he doesn't know he's lying), but decided that given his increasing agitation levels he could still be nabbed on some.