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How “elizabeth holmes” trended on Hacker News

“Elizabeth holmes” was mentioned 1,888 times on Hacker News between 2013 and 2026, peaking in Oct 2022 with 107 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “elizabeth holmes” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Total mentions
1,888
Peak month
Oct 2022 (107)
First seen
2013
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Elizabeth Holmes first appears in 2013, as Theranos drew scrutiny, and totals 1,888 lifetime mentions. The curve peaks in October 2022 with 107 mentions, around her sentencing, after the January 2022 guilty verdict drove the highest-scoring thread.

The discussion follows the legal arc: criminal charges against Holmes and Balwani, the guilty verdict, the 11-plus-year sentence, and reporting that she urged employees to hide lab equipment from inspectors. Mentions tapered after the case concluded.

Top Hacker News stories about “elizabeth holmes”

  1. 1.Elizabeth Holmes found guilty 1,712 points · 1,234 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
  2. 2.Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for fraud 977 points · 770 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
  3. 3.U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani 701 points · 500 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
  4. 4.U.S. Bans Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes from Operating Labs for Two Years 418 points · 269 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
  5. 5.An Open Letter From Elizabeth Holmes 287 points · 206 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
  6. 6.Elizabeth Holmes urged employees to hide Theranos’ lab equipment from inspectors 284 points · 254 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
  7. 7.Ask HN: Elizabeth Holmes has 200 patents – if tech didn't work, why not noticed? 207 points · 118 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
  8. 8.Elizabeth Holmes representing herself in Arizona civil case 193 points · 164 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
  9. 9.U.S. seeks 15 years for Elizabeth Holmes over Theranos fraud 154 points · 137 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
  10. 10.Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is denied a bid for new trial 138 points · 160 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
  11. 11.Elizabeth Holmes is on trial for fraud, but don't forget about her VC enablers 135 points · 102 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
  12. 12.I was a Theranos whistleblower. Here's what I think Elizabeth Holmes is up to 132 points · 91 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN

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