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We've Been Using the Wrong Science in Court for 50 Years [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvcesPWvUIc
1•hn_acker•39m ago

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anigbrowl•27m ago
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Correction: At 2:47, we state 96% of cases were declared false, the FBI report found that examiners gave erroneous or exaggerated testimony under oath in 96% of those cases.

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