From Elizabeth Holmes to banning conservatives, Silicon Valley under fire
FOX NewsDec 27, 2021
The Facts
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of conspiracy to defraud.
Whistleblowers alerted the WSJ that Theranos' blood-testing technology didn't work.
The Spin
Right narrative
Holmes' fraud was enabled by the era of advocacy journalism; prioritizing a progressive narrative over objective research built her image and made her product credible.
Left narrative
Silicon Valley is dominated by a toxic entrepreneurial culture where investors have no incentive to expose fraud.