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Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors

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    Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. 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......
    2. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  2. 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....
    3. Jan 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  3. 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....
    4. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. 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: Stranger Than Fiction, Katie Couric, Heisman Trophy, Leukemia, Manti Te'o

    5. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. 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: Sports, Stranger Than Fiction, Diane O'Meara, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Football

    6. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. 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: Gerald Ford, Emergency Incidents, Prisons, Police Investigations, Prosecution

    7. Jan 17, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. 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: Sports, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, BCS National Championship Game, Social Media, Bowl Championship Series

    8. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  8. 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: National Football League, Sports, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Leukemia, Football

    9. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  9. Hawaii hometown backs Te'o after girlfriend hoax

    LAIE, Hawaii (AP) — People in the small Hawaii hometown of Manti Te'o stood firmly behind the Notre Dame linebacker after the story of his girlfriend and her death from leukemia were revealed as a hoax. For the second day Thursday, no one answered...

    Tags: Sports, Heisman Trophy, Leukemia, Football, Manti Te'o

    10. Jan 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Kim Kardashian decries 'swatting' after incident at family home

    L.A. NOW
    Kim Kardashian went on Twitter this weekend to decry "swatting" after sheriff's deputies swarmed her family's family home Friday....
    11. Jan 17, 2013 | Zap2It

  11. Will Manti Te’o hoax become an episode of Catfish?

    Channel Guide Magazine
    Whether or not the rest of us believe that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was truly duped by a guy claiming to be a ill-fated woman who stole his heart, the Heisman-trophy finalist's got one important ally. Nev Schulman, star of the hit 2010 documentary...
    12. Jan 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Manti Te'o hoax: Alleged mastermind’s family hires legal counsel

    L.A. NOW
    Family of man implicated in Manti Te'o girfrlend hoax has obtained legal counsel...
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