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Theranos whistleblower says Nathan Fielder’s film omits key facts
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz says Nathan Fielder’s documentary leaves out key facts about Elizabeth Holmes, the company’s founder.
The film, “You Can See Everything,” follows Holmes in the weeks before she began serving her prison sentence for defrauding investors.
Shultz argues the film avoids showing Holmes’ history of deception because that could have made it less compelling.
He also says a device Holmes presents in the film as capable of running many tests was never completed or used on patients.
Theranos had promised to detect many illnesses from small blood samples, but its technology did not work as claimed, and Holmes was convicted of fraud.
Shultz warns viewers may come away feeling sympathy for Holmes or believing she was wrongfully imprisoned.
The documentary is set to close the 50th São Paulo International Film Festival on October 29, and is scheduled to reach Brazilian cinemas on November 26.
Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz accused Nathan Fielder’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes of omitting facts about her history of deception.
Shultz said the film’s portrayal could leave viewers sympathetic to Holmes and believing she may be wrongfully incarcerated.
He argued that a device Holmes showed Fielder was never completed or used on patients.
The documentary follows Holmes in the period before she reported to prison for defrauding investors.
The film is due to close the 50th São Paulo International Film Festival and reach Brazilian cinemas on November 26.
- Who
- Tyler Shultz, a Theranos whistleblower, criticized filmmaker Nathan Fielder’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes.
- What
- Shultz said the film omits key facts about Holmes’s deception and could make her seem more sympathetic.
- When
- The articles were published October 23 and 24, 2026. The São Paulo screening is scheduled for October 29.
- Where
- The film is scheduled to close the São Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil.
- Why
- Shultz argued that including more evidence of Holmes’s lies would have made the film less interesting.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Inc. and Fortune featured Holmes on their covers and described her as “the next Steve Jobs.
Reports revealed that Theranos’s device did not work, and the company went bankrupt.
Fielder’s documentary follows Holmes during the 34 days before she reported to serve her sentence.
Folha reported that the documentary would close the São Paulo International Film Festival on October 29.
TheWrap published Shultz’s criticism of the documentary.
- Whistleblower
- Tyler Shultz
- Film directors
- Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim
- São Paulo screening
- October 29 at 6 p.m., Teatro Cultura Artística
- Brazilian cinema release
- November 26
- Theranos investment
- Investors put about $125 million into the business
- Company valuation
- Theranos once reached $9 billion in value
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What people are saying
So to make an interesting film, they chose to ignore the truth.
My main issue with that scene is that the device she showed him that ‘can run any test’ was never completed and was never used on patients.
For a lot of people, this is the only interaction or experience that they will have with Elizabeth and the Theranos story, and it will be very easy for them to walk away having sympathy for her and thinking that maybe she’s wrongfully incarcerated, and that is not a good takeaway.