The Truth Serum Myth: Can Chemistry Force Someone to Tell the Truth? From Marvel's Ant-Man to the CIA's MKULTRA

In Ant-Man and the Wasp, True Lies, and Alias, truth serum seems capable of making even the most determined person reveal their secrets. But can chemicals actually force someone to tell the truth, or do they simply interfere with the brain's ability to think clearly? This episode investigates sodium thiopental, scopolamine, and the neuroscience of chemically altered consciousness, alongside the CIA's real-life MKULTRA experiments. From Hollywood interrogation scenes to secret government research, we uncover why truth serum remains one of science's most persistent myths.