# Canadian paternity test firm amits it knew its tests weren’t accurate **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 9, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051 "2024-04-09T12:48:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051/1 "2024-04-09T12:48:42Z")
Guy running the firm made the admission in a hidden camera interview, but backtracks in CBC interview > **[DNA lab in Toronto knowingly sold prenatal paternity test results that...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/paternity-tests-dna-1.7164707)** > > A DNA laboratory in Toronto knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has... ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051/2 "2024-04-09T14:44:03Z")
Wherever there is money to be made, there you will find greed and scams. It’s like Star Trek for charlatans. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051/3 "2024-04-10T17:42:46Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > It’s like Star Trek for charlatans. 50 quatloos that it’s the boyfriend. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-paternity-test-firm-amits-it-knew-its-tests-weren-t-accurate/1000051/4 "2024-04-10T18:08:01Z")
If the baby has a goatee there’s something wrong.