Joe Rogan Experience #2533 - Diana Pasulka · Aired Jul 30, 2026
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Travis Walton has taken polygraph tests regularly and always passed them.
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Walton's polygraph history is mixed, not a string of passes. An early unpublished test by examiner Jack McCarthy rated his story as gross deception, and he outright failed a 2008 polygraph on Fox's Moment of Truth when asked directly if he'd been abducted. He has also passed other tests, so results have gone both ways, not always in his favor.
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Is it true that Travis Walton has taken polygraph tests regularly and always passed them?
No, not as stated. Walton's polygraph history is mixed, not a string of passes. An early unpublished test by examiner Jack McCarthy rated his story as gross deception, and he outright failed a 2008 polygraph on Fox's Moment of Truth when asked directly if he'd been abducted. Diana Pasulka said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2533 - Diana Pasulka, aired Jul 30, 2026, at 1:22. The supporting source is michaelshermer.com, linked below.
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