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Manti Te'o Hoax

Michael Lipkin | January 17, 2013 10:30 am

Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o's internet girlfriend is revealed to be an elaborate prank. We have more on how fake online personas are created on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm.

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Deadspin article exposing Te'o's fake girlfriend
Chicago Tribune article on Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax: Many questions remain as new evidence emerges
Chicago Sun-Times article on Heisman powerful motivation in Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax
Livingston Daily article on The questions that Manti Te'o needs to answer on girlfriend hoax
The Washington Post article on Manti Te'o, representatives missed chance to release story of hoax, report says
TIME article on The Manti Te’o Hoax: 6 Questions About the ‘Fake’ Girlfriend That Has the Sports World Reeling
Yahoo! Sports article on Evaluators: Too early to know whether hoax situation will hurt Manti Te'o's NFL draft stock
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