She Defrauded Billions, and Her Chance to Explain Herself Has Gone Viral: “Of Course I’m Not Deceiving You”
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At a glance
- Nathan Fielder has made a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted fraudster who once became the youngest self-made female billionaire.
- Holmes is now imprisoned for defrauding investors.
- The documentary, “You Can See Everything,” has received positive reviews and portrays Holmes as apparently still believing her own claims.
Nathan Fielder has been keeping a secret. It concerns Elizabeth Holmes, one of Silicon Valley’s most controversial figures and, at one point, the youngest self-made billionaire ever.
Holmes is now in prison for defrauding her investors. Her story travelled around the world, turning the former entrepreneur into a defining figure in the history of Silicon Valley’s spectacular rise and collapse.
Fielder, an unconventional documentarian, screenwriter and actor, has now made a documentary about the convicted fraudster. “You Can See Everything” has received strong reviews from critics.
The film also reveals, apparently, that Holmes still believes her own lies. Its title and subject point to the continuing fascination with a woman whose explanation of herself has now gone viral.
Of course I’m not deceiving you.
Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.