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‘You Can See Everything’ Sparks Elizabeth Holmes Craze: ‘The Dropout’ Series, ‘Bad Blood’ Book Surge
By Extra Extra Editorial
Cross-spectrum analysis, synthesized with AI from 9 sources · Updated
Nathan Fielder's documentary 'You Can See Everything' about Elizabeth Holmes has triggered renewed public interest in the Theranos fraud case, driving sales of related media including the 'The Dropout' series and John Carreyrou's 'Bad Blood' book. The film presents Holmes in a distinctive way that has prompted widespread media analysis about what the documentary reveals and how it portrays her character and motivations. Coverage spans questions about Holmes's authenticity, the documentary's approach to her story, and broader cultural fascination with her case.
Left-leaning outlets emphasize the philosophical and psychological dimensions of Holmes's character, questioning whether documentaries can ever truly penetrate her motivations or authenticity. These sources focus on the documentary's artistic choices and what they reveal about media's role in constructing narratives around controversial figures.
Center outlets take a more practical approach, offering readers guides to understanding the Holmes story through multiple media formats and documenting the measurable commercial impact of the documentary on related book and series sales. This framing treats the renewed interest as a cultural phenomenon worth tracking across different platforms.
Right-leaning sources examine the documentary through the lens of journalistic responsibility and filmmaker proximity to the subject, questioning whether Fielder's approach maintains appropriate critical distance. These outlets also explore the enduring psychological appeal of the Holmes case as a window into American ambition and deception.
Key Differences
- Left outlets prioritize philosophical inquiry into Holmes's character and media's role in shaping perception, while right outlets focus on journalistic ethics and the filmmaker's relationship to the subject.
- Center coverage emphasizes measurable commercial and cultural impact across media platforms, whereas left and right sources concentrate on thematic and methodological questions.
- Right-leaning outlets raise concerns about narrative distance and potential sympathetic framing, while left outlets explore whether any documentary can achieve genuine understanding of complex figures.
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 9 reports on this story from 9 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 5 left-leaning, 2 center, and 2 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 91 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 9 of the 9 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 25 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: The New Yorker, New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, Vanity Fair, STAT News, Forbes, The Free Press, RealClearPolitics.
Left(5)
The New YorkerAOct 17, 10:00 AM
We Can Never Understand Elizabeth Holmes, or Nathan Fielder
Unlike Fielder’s past work, “You Can See Everything” isn’t very funny. Instead, the documentary, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim, is a haunting exploration of the limits of other people’s knowability.
New York TimesAOct 17, 9:02 AM
The Reporter Who Exposed Elizabeth Holmes on Nathan Fielder’s Documentary
Ms. Holmes handed the makers of “You Can See Everything” — and the rest of the world — a microscope with which to observe and dissect her lies.
The AtlanticAOct 16, 4:02 PM
Can Elizabeth Holmes Drop the Act?
Nathan Fielder follows the Theranos founder for a brilliant study of self-perception.
TIMEBOct 16, 5:36 PM
Elizabeth Holmes Is Not the Problem With You Can See Everything
The Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim film is not actually that groundbreaking
Vanity FairBOct 16, 4:54 PM
‘You Can See Everything’: 11 Revelations From the Elizabeth Holmes Doc
The top secret documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim has finally hit theaters. Here’s what shocked us the most.
Center(2)
STAT NewsAOct 16, 12:34 PM
What to read before you go see that new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes
Ahead of "You Can See Everything" hitting theaters, let's rewind the last decade and review some of the most significant news tied to Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted in 2022…
ForbesBOct 17, 2:00 PM
‘You Can See Everything’ Sparks Elizabeth Holmes Craze: ‘The Dropout’ Series, ‘Bad Blood’ Book Surge
Ahead of the release of Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, “You Can See Everything,” other Holmes depictions in Hulu’s “The Dropout” and journalist John Carreyrou’s “Bad Blood” book are su
Right(2)
The Free PressBOct 16, 9:36 PM
Did Nathan Fielder Get Too Close to Elizabeth Holmes?
Is the girlboss-turned-felon pathologically guileless, or the world’s most ruthless, consummate manipulator? A new documentary attempts to find out, writes Kat Rosenfield.
RealClearPoliticsBOct 17, 12:54 PM
Why We Remain Fascinated by Elizabeth Holmes
The entrepreneur turned fraudster is the subject of an Oscar-tipped new documentary that takes an unusual look at her strange legacy
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