Wait, What? Iacono Celebrated by Polygraph Professionals for his Work Debunking Polygraph Testing

In an ironic twist, William (Bill) Iacono, faculty emeritus, has been heralded by a national organization of professional polygraph examiners as "Minnesota's Polygraph Science Pioneer" for his work disputing the accuracy of polygraph testing. Iacono’s many career contributions disputing their validity claims are summarized and seemingly endorsed on their webpage, Lie Detector Legends.

Some of Iacono’s noteworthy contributions include:

• Iacono and David Lykken co-authored the influential 1997 survey in the Journal of Applied Psychology showing that most scientists believed polygraph lie detection was not theoretically sound.
• Iacono contributed expert presentations to the National Research Council's 2003 committee review, which concluded the scientific basis for polygraph testing was weak.
• Iacono testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and in multiple court proceedings on polygraph admissibility, and served as Past-President of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.

Apparently, if you can’t beat them, join them.