{
  "id": 16215530,
  "title": "NY Times Reporter Elizabeth Holmes Accused of Misquoting Her Reacts to ‘You Can See Everything’ Controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ny-times-reporter-elizabeth-holmes-accused-of-misquoting-her-reacts",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T19:08:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/ny-times-reporter-elizabeth-holmes-quote-you-can-see-everything/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times reporter Elizabeth Holmes, who accused her fellow journalist of misquoting her in the documentary \"You Can See Everything,\" is now speaking out to defend herself and the accuracy of her reporting. In a 2023 New York Times profile, Holmes claimed that the reporter misquoted her, stating, \"They’re not playing me. They’re playing a character I created,\" in reference to actors portraying her in film and TV projects, including Amanda Seyfried in \"The Dropout.\" Holmes told the documentary filmmaker Nathan Fielder that she actually said, \"They’re playing a character ‘they’ created.\" Fielder became obsessed with this quote, which haunted the rest of the film. Holmes' editor confirmed the quote with her in 2023 and believed the matter was resolved. However, the quote resurfaced years later, leading Holmes to express her regret for not keeping the notebook with the highlighted and documented quote.",
  "summary": "\"I really wish I’d kept that notebook,\" Amy Chozick says The post NY Times Reporter Elizabeth Holmes Accused of Misquoting Her Reacts to ‘You Can See Everything’ Controversy appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Holmes accused fellow journalist of misquoting her in 2023 profile.",
    "She clarified quote in documentary, saying \"They're playing a character 'they' created.\"",
    "Quote resurfaced, prompting her regret over lost notebook documentation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Elizabeth Holmes Claims New York Times Misquoted Her. The Reporter Speaks Out After ‘You Can See Everything’ Release: ‘I Wish I’d Kept That Notebook’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/elizabeth-holmes-claims-new-york-times-misquoted-her-the-reporter",
        "published": "2026-10-23T16:12:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "New York Times reporter really wishes she held on to notes from disputed Elizabeth Holmes interview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/new-york-times-reporter-really-wishes-she-held-on-to-notes-from",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:42:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}