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===2015–present: Theranos investigation=== In 2015, a report written by the ''Journal''{{'s}} [[John Carreyrou]] alleged that blood testing company [[Theranos]]' technology was faulty and founder [[Elizabeth Holmes]] was misleading investors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901|title=Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology|last=Carreyrou|first=John|date=October 16, 2015|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=April 22, 2017|issn=0099-9660|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421220545/https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901|archive-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bilton">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-exclusive|title=Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes's House of Cards Came Tumbling Down|last=Bilton|first=Nick|work=The Hive|access-date=April 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410172642/http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-exclusive|archive-date=April 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2015/10/15/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-wsj/|title=Are The Wall Street Journal's Allegations About Theranos True|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|access-date=April 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111090439/http://fortune.com/2015/10/15/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-wsj/|archive-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> According to ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', "a damning report published in ''The Wall Street Journal'' had alleged that the company was, in effect, a sham—that its vaunted core technology was actually faulty and that Theranos administered almost all of its blood tests using competitors' equipment."<ref name="Bilton"/> The ''Journal'' has subsequently published several more reports questioning Theranos' and Holmes' credibility.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/second-theranos-lab-failed-u-s-inspection-1484708428|title=Second Theranos Lab Failed U.S. Inspection|last1=Weaver|first1=Christopher|date=January 18, 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=April 22, 2017|last2=Carreyrou|first2=John|issn=0099-9660|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421122207/https://www.wsj.com/articles/second-theranos-lab-failed-u-s-inspection-1484708428|archive-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-secretly-bought-outside-lab-gear-ran-fake-tests-court-filings-1492794470|title=Theranos Secretly Bought Outside Lab Gear, Ran Fake Tests: Court Filings|last=Weaver|first=Christopher|date=April 22, 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=April 22, 2017|issn=0099-9660|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421221930/https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-secretly-bought-outside-lab-gear-ran-fake-tests-court-filings-1492794470|archive-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> In May 2018, Carreyrou released a book about Theranos, ''[[Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup|Bad Blood]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Sara Ashley |date=2018-05-21 |title='Bad Blood' explores the culture inside disgraced startup Theranos |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/21/technology/theranos-bad-blood/index.html?iid=EL |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=CNNMoney}}</ref> [[Rupert Murdoch]]—at the time a major investor in Theranos and owner of the ''Journal''—lost approximately $100 million in his investments in Theranos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/29/rupert-murdoch-theranos-investment-wall-street-journal|title=Rupert Murdoch set to lose $100m Theranos investment e|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 29, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref>
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