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What is Theranos?

Theranos was a health technology company founded by Elizabeth Holmes, promising revolutionary blood tests using tiny samples. It gained huge investment and media attention, but its technology was later exposed as fraudulent. The documentary trailer used by Jon Stewart revisits this scandal, highlighting the company's downfall and Holmes's conviction for investor fraud.

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