Reporter urges audiences to skip new Elizabeth Holmes documentary

Matthew Herper, a reporter covering medical innovation, recounts his two interviews with Elizabeth Holmes in 2015, at the peak of Theranos hype.

The first interview occurred just before John Carreyrou's exposés were published, and the second took place weeks after the FDA barred Theranos from marketing most of its tests.

Herper notes that Holmes claimed she had never lied, yet his experience suggests otherwise, highlighting her ability to captivate audiences.

He also points out that the FDA forced Theranos to stop almost all finger-prick tests because of problems with the company's "nanotainer" blood-sample container, a technical detail the new documentary glosses over.

Herper concludes that viewers might be better off avoiding the film, which he feels fails to address the deeper technical failures of Theranos.