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Elizabeth Holmes is questioned by Nathan Fielder in ‘You Can See Everything.’ (A24)
How Aristotle helps us unpack the art of deception in Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything
Published: November 10, 2026 1:49pm EST
Published Notice: This story contains a spoiler about ‘You Can See Everything.’
Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder’s runaway-hit documentary You Can See Everything reintroduces audiences to Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of fraud in 2022. Holmes maintains she is innocent.
Through Fielder’s lens, the film prompts us to question her conduct anew by exploring the meaning of acting, drama, truth, lies and fiction.
In the film, Holmes objects to a quote of hers reported by the New York Times. According to the Times, Holmes said of actors portraying her: “They’re not playing me. They’re playing a character I created.”
In Fielder’s documentary, Holmes’s husband reads the quote and says it doesn’t sound like something she would say. He suggests Holmes said instead: “They’re playing a character they created,” and she agrees.
Partly through the film’s interviews with Holmes and her husband, as well as commentary by Fielder, viewers are led to wonder: Has she been playing a character she created, intended to deceive others?
Is she now playing a role? Does she even know?
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