Phil Houston appeared on the Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends this morning to discuss QVerity’s methodology for detecting deception. Watch the video above, or view it on Fox News's website.
QVerity's Phil Houston appeared on CBS This Morning today to reveal our findings on who was behind the mysterious 18-minute gap in the Nixon tapes during the Watergate saga in 1972. Phil teamed up with Cleveland attorney Jim Robenalt to discuss our analysis. Click here to watch the full segment on CBS's website.
Michael Floyd shared QVerity's tips for detecting deception and spoke about our book "Spy the Lie" as a guest on the "Ask Dr. Fritz" show on WWRL 1600 radio in New York City. Click here to listen to the podcast of Michael's July 18 appearance.
Phil Houston showed his humorous side by sitting down for a lighthearted exchange with Christopher Wright of Esquire, as Christopher joked about his love for certain members of the animal kingdom, his distrust of his girlfriend, his crazy friends, and his enjoyment of green bread, Phil introduced a new set of readers to the recently launched paperback edition of The New York Times bestseller "Spy The Lie."
When asked by Christopher if what he had told Phil sounded "right," Phil kindly responded, "No!" But it was all in good fun! Click here to read the article.
KIRO Radio in Seattle asked QVerity's Don Tennant to analyze a KOMO4 TV interview with Alan Smith, a Bothell, Wash. man who is a suspect in the Feburary murder of his estranged wife. Listen to the segment above or on the website for KIRO's Seattle Morning News show. Coverage of our analysis can be found at MYNorthwest.com.
Following our behavioral analysis of Alicia Menendez’s May 23 interview of John McAfee on HuffPost Live, Don Tennant on May 30 was invited to appear as a guest on the program to discuss the analysis. Watch a clip from the segment below, or view it on the website of HuffPost Live parent AOL.
At an awards gala in New York City on May 30, Spy the Lie received the 2013 Audie Award in the Business/Educational category from the Audio Publishers Association. Pictured below is Fred Berman, the accomplished actor who narrated the audio edition. For a full list of the nominees and winners, click here.
In the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Seattle University Magazine, Maura Beth Pagano reviewed our book, "Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception." Here's an excerpt:
The authors share their expert knowledge through thrilling stories from the frontlines of counterterrorism and criminal investigations and help readers apply professional lie-detecting techniques to their daily lives. ... A fascinating yet manageable page turner, Spy the Lie imparts practical tips and tricks that will likely have its readers using it as a reference guide for years to come.
To read the full review, click here.
Qverity's Phil Houston appeared on the May 11 episode of the CBS program 48 Hours to analyze the video depositions of persons of interest in the unsolved case of the 2005 death of George Smith on a honeymoon cruise. The 48 Hours investigation, reported by CBS senior correspondent John Miller, concluded with Phil's identification of a likely suspect. Click here to watch the full episode.
QVerity’s Phil Houston appeared on the Fox News Channel’s America Live with Megyn Kelly on May 9 to analyze the interview that Jodi Arias gave just minutes after being found guilty of the premeditated murder of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Watch the segment with Phil’s analysis below.
This morning on KIRO Radio's Seattle Morning News, QVerity's Don Tennant detailed the numerous deceptive indicators Lance Armstrong expressed during Part 1 of the cyclist's Oprah Winfrey interview. Click the play button below to hear the complete audio, or listen to it on the program's website.
Following the airing of Part 1 of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong on OWN, QVerity CEO Phil Houston sits down with the personalities at CBS This Morning to analyze Armstrong's reponses using the Model outlined in Spy the Lie. Watch the interview below or view it on CBS's website.
QVerity's Michael Floyd appeared on CNBC's Street Signs today to discuss lies and deception in the wake of Lance Armstrong's admission to doping. Watch the video below or view it on CNBC's website.
The February 2013 issue of Wired features a story by Adam Higginbotham, titled "Deception Is Futile When Big Brother's Lie Detector Turns Its Eyes on You," that cites QVerity's Phil Houston. Here's an excerpt:
In fact, most of us lie constantly—ranging from outright cons to minor fibs told to make life run more smoothly. “Some of the best research I’ve seen says we lie as much as 10 times every 24 hours,” says Phil Houston, a soft-spoken former CIA interrogator who is now CEO of QVerity, a company selling lie-detecting techniques in the business world. “There’s some research on college students that says it may be double and triple that. We lie a ton.” And yet, statistically, people can tell whether someone is telling the truth only around 54 percent of the time, barely better than a coin toss. ... Experienced polygraph examiners like Phil Houston, legendary within the CIA for his successful interrogations, are careful to point out that the device relies on the skill of the examiner to produce accurate results—the right kind of questions, the experience to know when to press harder and when the mere presence of the device can intimidate a suspect into telling the truth. Without that, a polygraph machine is no more of a lie-detector than a rubber truncheon or a pair of pliers.
Click here to read the full article.
QVerity's Michael Floyd was a guest on Seattle's KIRO Radio 97.3 FM to provide some tips on the deceptive indicators to watch for in Oprah Winfrey's upcoming interview with Lance Armstrong. Click the play button below to hear the full audio, or listen to the segment on KIRO Radio's website.
Gannett/USA Today syndicated columnist Anita Bruzzese spoke with QVerity's Michael Floyd for her Oct. 30 blog post, "Tips from the CIA for Detecting Lies." Click here to read her post on the Intuit blog.
On the Oct. 12 airing of The Kudlow Report on CNBC, QVerity CEO Phil Houston performed a deception detection analysis of Vice President Biden's behavior during the Oct. 11 vice presidential debate. Watch the video below or view it on CNBC's website.
QVerity's Phil Houston shared his insights for an article on MSN's "Mom's Homeroom" on the topic of children and lying. Click here to read the full article by Martha Brockenbrough.
In a September 26 article headlined, "How to Detect Deceit: A Model from Former CIA Officers," PsychCentral.com associate editor Margarita Tartakovsky presented a well-crafted overview of our book, Spy the Lie. Click here to read Margarita's write-up.
