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You can see every red flag in Theranos 2.0

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. From afar, it's easy to look back at the Theranos debacle and scream at Nathan Field...

You can see every red flag in Theranos 2.0
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They’re getting the band back together for Theranos 2.0. Supposedly. | Photo: Getty Images

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here.

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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Originally published at The Verge

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