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Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors

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    Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Manti Te'o hoax: Woman at center of scandal not talking 'right now'

    A new Southern California character has emerged in the hoax involving Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o. A deadspin.com report Wednesday linked a Palmdale man to the hoax that fooled media outlets across the nation. The man allegedly was involved in...

    Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Heisman Trophy, Movies, Manti Te'o, Twitter, Inc.

  2. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot
  3. Steinberg: Te'o's fate unpredictable

    It was a love story for the ages, and America was transfixed. Superstar Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o meets a beautiful Stanford coed after a game there and over the succeeding years they fall in love. There are reports of her visiting his family...

    Tags: Heisman Trophy, Media Industry, Tiger Woods, Entertainment, Leukemia

  4. Jan 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
  5. Manti Te'o: Woman whose photo was used in hoax claims identity theft

    L.A. NOW
    A woman whose photo was used in what has been described as an elaborate hoax involving Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o told a friend her identity was stolen. A Deadspin.com report Wednesday linked a Palmdale man to the incident......
  6. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
  7. Manti Te'o hoax: Woman in photos calls ruse 'twisted, confusing'

    L.A. NOW
    The Southern California woman whose photos were apparently used in an elaborate hoax involving Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o called the ruse "a very twisted and confusing scenario."...
  8. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
  9. Woman pictured in Te'o hoax talks about perpetrator

    L.A. NOW
    Two of the people linked to an expansive hoax involving Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o attended the same Antelope Valley high school, according to the Southern California woman whose photos were used in the ruse. Diane O'Meara, who now works......
  10. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
  11. LAPD on guard after Tom Cruise, Chris Brown 'swatting' incidents

    L.A. NOW
    Los Angeles police are recalibrating their response to some emergency calls in light of a series of prank “swatting” calls reporting violent incidents at the homes of celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber and now Chris Brown....
  12. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
  13. Man allegedly tried to kidnap 2 girls as they walked to school

    L.A. NOW
    A 33-year-old Yucaipa man was arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap teenage girls as they walked to school, police said Tuesday afternoon....
  14. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  15. Katie Couric interviewing Manti Te'o -- airs Thursday on WSBT

    Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will be interviewed by Katie Couric, the first on-camera interview given by the All-American since news broke about the dead girlfriend hoax.   Te'o and his parents will appear on Couric's syndicated talk show Thursday...

    Tags: ESPN (tv network), Stranger Than Fiction, Heisman Trophy, Manti Te'o, Leukemia

  16. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. How did Notre Dame handle Te'o situation?

    School gets an F John Cherwa Los Angeles Times Perhaps the saddest part of the Manti Te'o Internet fraud story is the total lack of leadership shown by the once hallowed institution of Notre Dame. While a forensic examination of Te'o's statements...

    Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Manti Te'o, Diane O'Meara, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Football

  18. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  19. 5-year sentence for bomb plot hoax against Palisades Nuclear Plant and Ford Building

    <span style="font-size: small;">GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. &ndash; A Michigan man has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for false reporting plots to bomb the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Mich. and the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan man has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for false reporting plots to bomb the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Mich. and the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids. U.S. Attorney...

    Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Punishment, Emergency Incidents

  20. Jan 17, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel
  21. Matt Murschel: Manti Te'o hoax no joke

    There is nothing funny about the hoax surrounding Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o.
      Heard any good jokes lately? I haven’t or at least not ones that I believed to be funny. Twitter and Facebook are full of them as everyone seems to have a punch line for the Manti Te’o hoax story. However, that’s where you lose...

    Tags: Social Media, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), BCS National Championship Game, College Football, Entertainment

  22. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  23. Te'o girlfriend hoax: Effects on Irish may be minimal

    <span style="font-size: small;">The peripheral threads of the Manti Te'o saga spread, even advanced in</span><span style="font-size: small;"> some cases on Thursday, the day after the former Notre Dame football</span><span style="font-size: small;"> standout's online relationship mushroomed into international</span><span style="font-size: small;"> headlines.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    The peripheral threads of the Manti Te'o saga spread, even advanced in some cases on Thursday, the day after the former Notre Dame football standout's online relationship mushroomed into international headlines. Various news outlets and player Twitter...

    Tags: ESPN (tv network), Manti Te'o, CBS Corp., Brian Kelly, National Football League

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