# Watt a Liar: Energy Department Hopeful Busted for False Info

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**Created:** [May 5, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/watt-a-liar-energy-department-hopeful-busted-for-false-info/20624 "2025-05-05T10:17:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/watt-a-liar-energy-department-hopeful-busted-for-false-info/20624/1 "2025-05-05T10:17:13Z")

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Originally published at: [Watt a Liar: Energy Department Hopeful Busted for False Info | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/watt-a-liar-energy-department-hopeful-busted-for-false-info/)  
   
By now, you would think security clearance applicants would know to be up front and honest about marijuana use, seeing as how ODNI and OPM have put out policy guidance stating prior use is not an automatic disqualifier. Yet, we still see an abundance of appeal cases where the applicant lies about prior use and…

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**Author:** ![C-C-01](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/c-c-01/32/2240_2.png) [@C-C-01](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/C-C-01)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/watt-a-liar-energy-department-hopeful-busted-for-false-info/20624/2 "2025-05-05T18:29:42Z")

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My investigator literally told me in our interview that “asking for this still is so silly”. Wild that anyone would lie when it’s such a non issue