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They say this is "an untruthful response as the exit checks are being carried out purely at the Home Office's behest".
But if he was asked a direct question to which he gave an untruthful response, he could be in trouble, particularly if he knew that his employer was about to issue a denial of the story on his behalf.
After the surveillance was exposed, Mr. Clapper made the Orwellian claim that his earlier denial was the "least untruthful" response he could give in light of the classified nature of the programs.
After the Guardian revealed the NSA does indeed collect records of every phone call made in the U.S., Clapper admitted that he had given the "least untruthful" response he could.
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Modulation of untruthful responses with non-invasive brain stimulation.
In light of the difficulty to rule out the possibility of untruthful responses, future similar paradigms could benefit from the inclusion of a measure of social desirability.
Difficulties with reporting of illegal behaviour might also extend to other areas where some responses are socially desirable, resulting in missing values and untruthful responses.
(He later termed his response the "least untruthful" answer).
He first said it was the "least untruthful" answer he could provide in an unclassified hearing.
Clapper admitted earlier this week that he gave the "least untruthful" answer possible to a question by Wyden.
Clapper first said it was the "least untruthful" answer he could give publicly.
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