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Cato Weekly Podcast • February 24, 2022 

# How the FBI Crime Lab Promotes and Defends Junk Science 

The FBI’s crime lab is considered one of the very best, but the agency also has a long record of scientific errors that have contributed to false convictions. Radley Balko details the [latest scandal](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fbi-keeps-pushing-junk-science-to-win-convictions).

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##### [Radley Balko](/people/radley-balko)

Freelance Criminal Justice Journalist and Founder, *The Watch*

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute