living in a post-truth world

Disgraced founder of Theranos has some people falling for her act all over again.

In 2015, biomedical entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes was Silicon Valley’s golden girl, lauded as the youngest and richest self-made female billionaire thanks to the company she founded, Theranos, which was valued at $9 billion at the height of its success. Then it all came crashing down when accusations of fraud surfaced about the company’s signature blood-testing device, culminating in a sensational trial. Holmes was convicted on four counts and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Holmes is back in the headlines thanks to a new film, You Can See Everything , which depicts the final days before Holmes, having exhausted her appeals , went to prison. Co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim , it’s a surreal, absurdist piece that has largely been received with gushing enthusiasm and no small amount of hype, with some declaring it the best film of the year.…