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by ericmcer 3019 days ago
"Theranos made direct use of its positive press to raise money: It "sent investors a binder of background materials," which included "articles and profiles about Theranos, including the 2013 and 2014 articles from The Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Fortune"

I can't decide if the investors were foolish for trusting in news articles, or if the news articles should have been trustworthy.