I just read an article about the history and accuracy of polygraph tests, because I like to lead with the facts while doing journalism, especially when said journalism is recapping The Real Housewives of Orange County. That’s a serious task.
A true polygraph involves no surprise questions, a practice test, and a post-test interview, all of which I’m highly doubtful Emily Simpson’s little friends did in full. So we can go ahead and take much of tonight’s lie detector test with a grain of salt, even if the spectacle was good fun.
No one should use this particular event as a reason to discern Katie Ginella is a pathological liar. You should discern that from the fact she’s almost always lying, even about her lies. Anyway.
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