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Theranos: The Blood Test That Couldn't Test Blood - Part 4: The Fall from Grace

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It began quietly—just a few questions from a journalist, a little pressure from a regulator. But when those questions finally broke through the wall, the entire story started to collapse.The unraveling of Theranos did not come as a single explosion. It was a slow, relentless breakdown from every direction at once. The first real shock came from investigative reporting by the Wall Street Journal in two thousand fifteen. The Journal’s stories asked the question nobody else had dared to put on the record: Was Theranos really using its proprietary technology for all those blood tests? Suddenly, the company’s promises were being measured against the facts of laboratory science. That changed everything.Learn more at: https://thefraudarchive.com/fraud/theranos-elizabeth-holmesThe Fraud Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to exploring history's greatest cons, scams, and financial crimes.Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon:https://thearchivenetwork.com/supportDiscover more archives and stories:https://thearchivenetwork.comExplore this archive:https://thefraudarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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