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American Innovations

English - March 04, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
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In 1922, a murder case in Washington, DC presents the first opportunity for lie detector results to be used in a criminal trial. But even as lie detectors become more commonly used, one of the device’s inventors begins to have serious doubts about the accuracy of his creation. 

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