You can see every red flag in Theranos 2.0

October 28, 2026 Victoria Song

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 17: Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes alongside her boyfriend Billy Evans, leaves a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California. Holmes appeared in court for a restitution hearing. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)
They’re getting the band back together for Theranos 2.0. Supposedly. | Photo: Getty Images

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From afar, it's easy to look back at the Theranos debacle and scream at Nathan Fielder that, obviously, Elizabeth Holmes is lying in You Can See Everything. In the weeks since the movie's release, journalists and whistleblowers alike have rushed to remind moviegoers of Holmes' numerous documented lies. Chief among the facts: The Theranos device never worked as advertised. But Fielder's aim with this film wasn't relitigating Ther …

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