Dozens of officials at the Pentagon are being subjected to lie-detector tests.

Posted by Inside Trump's Head, Sep 6, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 5 support
Said: 2 times·
Confidence: 85%

The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026

… a revealing discussion about her long relationship with Trump and the network’s transformation under the Murdoch family, before Melania Trump’s conspicuous absence from the GOP’s midterm gathering raises fresh questions about the state of the Trump marriage. Finally, Wolff and Coles turn to the chaos at the Pentagon, where dozens of officials are being subjected to lie-detector tests as Pete Hegseth faces mounting questions about his leadership and the military’s ability to function. #ad Free trial at https://shopify.com/dailybeast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Multiple outlets report, citing The New York Times and CBS News, that several dozen senior Pentagon officials (about 50 Joint Staff members) were given polygraph tests in August 2026 in a leak investigation, which matches the claim as of 2026-09-08.

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What we found

Supports. The New York Times reported that about 50 Joint Staff officials were required to take polygraph tests in August as part of a leak investigation, as relayed by NY Post and Raw Story.[1][2]

Supports. CBS News separately reported that several dozen people underwent polygraph examinations earlier in the summer, including some CENTCOM officials, per Al Jazeera and AFP coverage.[3][4]

Supports. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell declined to discuss specifics of the polygraph campaign, neither confirming nor denying the reports, so the source of the claim rests on the NYT and CBS reporting.[1][5]

Context. The post's wording ('dozens of officials at the Pentagon') matches the reported scope; the extraction does not add figures or actors beyond the passage.