Lie detector tests for personal, business and legal matters
Accused of something you did not do? In a dispute over what was said or agreed? A test can support your truthful statement about a specific event.
What people use testing for
A test can support a truthful statement about almost anything a person did or did not do, or said or did not say. For example:
- Theft of property, where someone has been accused of taking money or belongings.
- Contract and business disputes, such as whether something was agreed, promised, delivered or said.
- Disputed events, where two people remember the same incident differently.
- Family and personal matters, where one specific question has become the sticking point.
- Statements given to a lawyer, where someone wants to support their account in a legal matter.
TruthFind does not do employment testing of any kind.
Supporting a statement in a legal matter
Test results are not admissible as evidence in Canadian criminal courts. Even so, some TruthFind clients have chosen to share their results with their lawyer, who passed them to the Crown prosecutor. A prosecutor does not have to consider a result, but in some cases it has helped. If you are facing a charge, speak with your lawyer before arranging a test.
Suitability is decided on the phone
Not every situation is suitable for a test. During the first call, the examiner asks about the issue, the people involved and what you hope to do with the result. You will be told plainly if a test is unlikely to help, or if the matter belongs with police, a lawyer or a counsellor instead.
Matters we will not test
- Child-protection concerns, or crimes that should be reported to police instead.
- Anyone who is not taking part freely.
- Employment testing of employees or job applicants. In Ontario and New Brunswick, for example, employment standards law bans employers from requesting or requiring lie detector tests, and that includes eye-tracking tests.
- Minors. Anyone under 18 can be tested only with signed written consent.
A result supports an account. It does not prove it.
A favourable result can help someone show they were willing to have their account tested. It is not proof, and others are free to weigh it as they see fit. If you are dealing with a legal matter, speak with a lawyer before arranging a test.
Remote or in person
Private tests can be done in person with EyeDetect or remotely with VerifEye. EyeDetect in person · VerifEye remote