Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc Met with Shock and Awe at Secret Screening

Teever 36 points 24 comments September 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)

ktallett

The trailer for the documentary is such a draw, due to the subject, and also how close they were able to get. She is a mythical character in many ways yet a tech Lance Armstrong.

OgsyedIE

Rehabilitating her image in the same format as Martha Stewart promises to be highly profitable for pre-public investors who can reap the holdings of bagholders yet to come.

ternaryoperator

This movie is getting lots of publicity without a single review saying anything about the actual contents.

NickNaraghi

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPhJLtzKk68

idontwantthis

I haven't been able to get a clear answer to my question about Theranos: Was what she offered obviously impossible? That's my understanding. Blood is not homogeneous so it is physically impossible to get an accurate full blood panel from a single drop. Was there every any plan to address this or was it clearly a 100% fictitious product from the get-go? Did any journalist ever ask her or any scientist at Theranos about this problem? If not, then what were the scientists at Theranos doing all day? Were they all in on the scam? Or were there no scientists? I just don't get how you can spend years pretending to build something so obviously impossible.

ChrisArchitect

Related: 'You Can See Everything' Review: Nathan Fielder's Doc About Elizabeth Holmes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49596119

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