With Theranos it was understood by those qualified to know better that the proposed technology was impossible, well before she was able to round up bajillions i

With Theranos it was understood by those qualified to know better that the proposed technology was impossible, well before she was able to round up bajillions in venture capital. Holmes was rejected by all the big SV VC firms (excepting the initial DFJ money), and she was rejected by all the life sciences VC firms. They did their due diligence. I don't hear nuclear physicists making similar dismissals about fusion.