Video Doesn’t Lie? The Dangerous Myth Behind Camera Evidence
By John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. and John Black, D.B.A. Copyright 2026. A.R.R. Video can persuade, but it cannot capture everything. Technical limits, perception gaps and framing effects make camera evidence far less objective than many people assume. “Video doesn’t lie.” “You can’t cross‑examine a camera.” These claims still echo through courtrooms, police briefings and public debate, even though they sometimes collapse under scientific scrutiny. Peer‑reviewed research has repeatedly shown that such confidence is misplaced, yet the myths endure, an…
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