A new documentary, 'You Can See Everything,' reignites controversy over a 2023 New York Times quote attributed to disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. The film suggests the quote — 'They’re not playing me. They’re playing a character I created' — may have been misreported.
Holmes claims she actually said, 'They’re playing a character they created.' The Times stands by the reporting, citing reporter Amy Chozick’s contemporaneous notes. Chozick, now an author and screenwriter, confirms she wrote the quote verbatim in her notebook during a beach walk with Holmes in Del Mar, California, six weeks before Holmes’s prison sentencing for fraud. Though no audio recording exists of that specific exchange, Chozick emphasizes her standard practice of taking detailed notes without recording every conversation.
The documentary does not confirm or refute the quote, but raises questions about journalistic accuracy and Holmes’s perceived honesty. Readers have prompted the Times to revisit the claim, but the paper maintains its original reporting was verified by editors at the time.
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