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by FireBeyond 3019 days ago
How much ability to do this is possible short of subpoena though?

Theranos history is littered with staged demos (not being described as such), deception (running tests with other manufacturer machines), and outright lies.

For all the upbeat press release regurgitation (of which there was a lot, absolutely), there's limits to investigative journalism of those who _were_ skeptical.

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Well, interviewing a bunch of specialists saying "this contradicts all I know about medical diagnostics for this and this reason" - like we see happening here - and then asking the Theranos reps "could you please explain what these experts are missing here, in detail" would be a good start. Of course, Theranos could bullshit their way out of it, but distinguishing bullshit answers from substantial answers is usually much easier and more accessible to non-specialists than figuring out if the whole thing is bullshit from zero.