The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is a documentary film that investigates the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, exposing fraud and deception in the Silicon Valley biotech world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Context triple: [Alex Gibney, notableWork, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley]
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The Innovator
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The Wizard of Menlo Park
The Wizard of Menlo Park is the famous nickname of American inventor Thomas Edison, highlighting his prolific and groundbreaking work at his Menlo Park laboratory.
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Ingenio
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The Maker
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Innoventions
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Target entity description: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is a documentary film that investigates the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, exposing fraud and deception in the Silicon Valley biotech world.
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A.
The Innovator
The Innovator is an honorific nickname for Little Richard, highlighting his pioneering role in shaping rock and roll music.
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B.
The Wizard of Menlo Park
The Wizard of Menlo Park is the famous nickname of American inventor Thomas Edison, highlighting his prolific and groundbreaking work at his Menlo Park laboratory.
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C.
Ingenio
Ingenio is a barrio (district) of the municipality of Toa Baja in Puerto Rico, functioning as one of its local residential and administrative subdivisions.
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D.
The Maker
"The Maker" is a track by the electronic music producer Teatro, likely showcasing his signature atmospheric and melodic style.
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E.
Innoventions
Innoventions was an interactive exhibit pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World that showcased emerging technologies and hands-on science displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
documentary film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
reporting on Elizabeth Holmes
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reporting on Theranos ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter Donahue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Alex Gibney ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Andy Grieve
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Lindy Jankura ⓘ |
| explores |
deception by Elizabeth Holmes
ⓘ
ethics in biotechnology ⓘ fraud at Theranos ⓘ startup hype culture ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage of Elizabeth Holmes
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interviews with former Theranos employees ⓘ interviews with investors ⓘ interviews with journalists ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Documentary Premieres ⓘ |
| genre | documentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of corporate deception
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critique of Silicon Valley culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Will Bates ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
Alex Gibney
ⓘ
Erin Edeiken NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessie Deeter ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
HBO
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surface form:
HBO Documentary Films
Jigsaw Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2019-01-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 119 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| subject |
Elizabeth Holmes
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Silicon Valley startup culture ⓘ Theranos ⓘ biotechnology industry ⓘ corporate fraud ⓘ |
| televisionPremiereDate | 2019-03-18 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2000s to late 2010s ⓘ |
| writer | Alex Gibney ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Description of subject: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is a documentary film that investigates the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, exposing fraud and deception in the Silicon Valley biotech world.
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