Showtime Promotes Hit TV Series With Online & In-Person Polygraph Tests

Last week’s episode of Showtime’s series Homeland, starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, saw most of the main characters subjected to polygraph tests, with one even managing to beat his. To promote the hit new show, viewers were given the opportunity to have a go themselves and see if they too could beat a lie detector. Showtime sent polygraph vans to locations around the US, and they stopped in New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Professional polygraphists tested people’s answers to a series of questions to see if they could get away with telling a lie.

Viewers nationwide also have the chance to test their powers of deception online with the virtual Homeland polygraph on their website and Facebook page. The simulated app uses voice stress analysis to evaluate participants answers. Users need to connect to the experience using their Facebook account and it requires a webcam and microphone to play.

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