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re: Te'o's Girlfriend's Death a Hoax according to Deadspin

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Posted by thatguy1892
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:16 pm to
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Pete Thamel ?@SIPeteThamel

ND releases statement that says Te'o was a victim of a hoax: "a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators."
Posted by Hardy_Har
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:17 pm to
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Te'o is a devout Mormon

Posted by AUtigR24
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:18 pm to
Post the link to this thread on the irishenvy
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Posted by Kyrie Eleison
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:19 pm to
Posted by thatguy1892
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:20 pm to
Thamel's twitter is posting news by the second. ND is saying that Te'o a victim of a hoax played on by said girlfriend apparently.
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:21 pm to
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Kyrie Eleison


Posted by jatebe
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:21 pm to
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All of those photographs—with one important exception—came from the private Facebook and Instagram accounts of Reba, whom we found after an exhaustive related-images search of each of Lennay's images (most of which had been modified in some way to prevent reverse image searching). We sent her a number of photographs that had appeared on Lennay's Twitter account, which is now private but apparently still active (see this retweet, for instance). One picture in particular brought Reba to a start. It had been used briefly as @LoveMSMK's Twitter avatar and later in the background of the page (we've blurred out the face, at Reba's request):
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That photo hadn't appeared on the internet—at least, not to Reba's knowledge. She had taken it in December 2012 and sent it directly to an old high school acquaintance. The two hadn't talked since graduation, but the classmate, whom Reba remembered fondly, contacted her on Facebook with a somewhat convoluted request: His cousin had been in a serious car accident, and he had seen her photos before and thought she was pretty. Would she be so kind as to take a picture of herself holding up a sign reading "MSMK," to put in a slideshow to support the cousin's recovery? (He didn't explain what MSMK meant, and Reba still doesn't know.) Baffled but trusting, Reba made the sign and sent along the photo.

And now here it was on a dead girl's Twitter profile.
Posted by thatguy1892
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:22 pm to
From ND Facebook page:


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Notre Dame Statement: Manti Te’o

On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been the victim of what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.

Dennis Brown
University Spokesman | Assistant Vice President


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Posted by AUtigR24
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:22 pm to
"@Aubielicious
Manti's girlfriend is really a silent commit to Alabama"

Posted by Blizzard of Chizz
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:22 pm to
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Thamel's twitter is posting news by the second. ND is saying that Te'o a victim of a hoax played on by said girlfriend apparently.


Yeah, I'm not buying that he was a victim here.
Posted by Bellabama
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:23 pm to
Apparently some people don't think it's that straightforward, according to Deadspin...

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The sheer quantity of falsehoods about Manti's relationship with Lennay makes that friend, and another relative of Ronaiah's, believe Te'o had to know the truth. Mostly, though, the friend simply couldn't believe that Te'o would be stupid enough—or Ronaiah Tuiasosopo clever enough—to sustain the relationship for nearly a year. Since Notre Dame was blown out in the BCS national championship game, Te'o has kept a low profile. He has tweeted sparingly, and he declined an invitation to the Senior Bowl. His father made news recently when he announced on the "Manti Te'o 'Official' Fan Club" Facebook page that he had "black listed" the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, which had carried a photo on its front page of Manti getting bowled over by Alabama's Eddie Lacy in the title game.
Posted by NBamaAlum
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:23 pm to
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The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax




But they didn't inform ESPN of this.....


Riiiiiiiigggggght...
Posted by CatFan81
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:23 pm to
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Mormons primary competancy is making up shite then getting people to believe it's real.


You just described every religion on the face of the Earth.
Posted by Roger Klarvin
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:23 pm to
The tweets are awesome...

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Craig James killed five Manti Te'o girlfriends


quote:

Manti Te'o didn't miss tackles in the national title game. He was just tackling his girlfriend over and over.


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And here I thought the Notre Dame defense was the fakest thing on the field at the BCS title game.


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Brent Musberger still thinks Teo's girlfriend is fine as hell, though.


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Dan Persa's Heisman campaign still seems like the bigger fraud to me.
Posted by thatguy1892
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:24 pm to
Will say, Thamel just removed all those tweets I just informed with.


ETA: Never mind. They're back.
This post was edited on 1/16/13 at 4:27 pm
Posted by KurtGoBang1
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:24 pm to
Can't believe no one has stated the obvious. He's gotta be gay.
Posted by Broke
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:25 pm to
DEAR BABY JESUS:

Please let LSUFreek do a "Weekend at Bernie's" gif where they tote around the dead girlfriend.
Posted by JDM1992
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:25 pm to
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 8:03 pm
Posted by RT1941
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 4:27 pm to
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This isn't that surprising. Mormons primary competancy is making up shite then getting people to believe it's real.





Joseph Smith found the golden tablets in upstate New York, he was the true prophet - had a vision from God that he should take dozens of wives to fulfill God's wishes and enter into the celestial kingdom.

Now we get to watch TV shows like "Sister Wives"!!
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