Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes sparks fury with posts from Club Fed after $450M scandal
Convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes is facing outrage online after her X account promoted a new documentary about her downfall — even as the disgraced tech founder remains in the a federal prison for cheating investors.The post drew fury over everything from the former Theranos CEO’s bizarre appearance in the film to how she’s able to maintain a social-media presence from behind bars.“Why are you even able to post from prison?” one user wrote.“Your demeanor is truly haunting,” another added.A third critic found the clip so strange that the user questioned whether it was even real, writing, “thought this was creepy AI.”The fury hit as angry commenters realized Holmes’ account is still active, despite her serving an 11-year prison sentence.
The account has churned out posts about everything from the documentary to surprisingly mundane musings about everyday life.The account started posting in September 2025 — more than two years after she reported to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.But Holmes, 42, doesn’t appear to be publishing the posts herself.“Mostly my words, posted by others,” her X bio reads.Federal inmates are barred from accessing social media or possessing cellphones.Exactly who is running the account remains unclear.Holmes founded Theranos at just 19 and spent years promoting technology she claimed could run a wide range of blood tests using only a few dropsfrom a finger prick.The promise helped turn Theranos into a Silicon Valley sensation valued at roughly $9 billion and made Holmes, whose stake was once valued at about $4.5 billion, one of America’s most celebrated young entrepreneurs.Her empire unraveled after investigations exposed serious problems with the technology and revealed Theranos could not perform the sweeping array of tests Holmes had claimed.Federal prosecutors charged that Holmes knowingly misled investors about the company’s technology, finances and commercial relationships while raising hundreds of m...