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The Pirate Bay says its announced move to North Korea was a hoax
If you were among those who didn't believe the Pirate Bay actually moved to North Korea, give yourself a pat on the back. The controversial file-sharing website now says its move to North Korea, announced in a news release Monday, was all a hoax. "You...
Tags: Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, North Korea, Apple iPhone
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Correcting the Manti Te'o record
The Manti Te’o saga is a reminder to all of us who practice journalism that we live in glass houses. The newly exposed hoax that is rocking Notre Dame football, Te’o and sports media this week is a high-profile and embarrassing reminder that...
Tags: Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Chicago Tribune, Diane O'Meara, Journalism, Manti Te'o
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Worst-kept secret in town
Can a restaurant be a hidden gem if everybody knows about it? A road-less-traveled location and understated-to-a-fault exterior haven't prevented 6-week-old La Sirena Clandestina (which means "the hidden mermaid") from pulling in crowds to its Market...
Tags: Phil Vettel, Coconut, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Marketing
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UPDATE: 'What would you do' Te'o tells Couric
NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o admitted to Katie Couric he answered questions about his "dead," online girlfriend even after he received a call Dec. 6 from a woman posing as the fake person. Te'o also maintained he played no part...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, NBC (tv network), Football, Sports
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Manti Te'o Story A Hoax, Not A Tragedy
The Hartford CourantLet's back up a moment to early October and a piece Gene Wojciechowski did for ESPN's "College GameDay." To this moment, it remains one of the most powerful voices in spreading the gospel of Manti Te'o's strength and love and virtue. "Faith is believing...Tags: Heisman Trophy, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Ryan O'Neal, Sports Illustrated, Football
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NO HOAX -- TEAM SCHEDULES TE'O GIRLFRIEND 'BOBBLEHEAD' GIVEAWAY ...
The Hog BlogA year ago, minor league baseball gave us a promotion highlighting the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. So it shouldn't surprise anyone that a team in Kentucky is looking to cash in on the bizarre story surrounding former Notre Dame... -
News and social media run amok
In the Newtown massacre, as in all such tragic events in a free and open society, both the news and social media went all-out to provide the fullest coverage of what happened and why. The latter is not yet fully known. In too many instances, though, the...
Tags: Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Entertainment, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Social Media, Radio
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Te'o girlfriend hoax: Manti story captivates nation
South Bend TribuneThe Manti Te'o story has captivated more than the sports media with publications ranging from People to Forbes Magazine featuring him prominently on their websites Thursday. The linebacker caught the attention of almost every major news outlet,...Tags: Heisman Trophy, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Football, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal
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How well did Notre Dame handle the Manti Te'o situation?
Manti Te'o and Notre Dame announced Wednesday that the linebacker was a victim of a hoax and that the girlfriend he thought had died in September actually never existed. The revelation came only after Deadspin.com reported as much earlier in the day....
Tags: Heisman Trophy, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Football
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Manti Te'o's past comments about girlfriend
When Manti's girlfriend supposedly passed away in September, he wasn't shy when talking to WSBT about his relationship with her. WSBT's Colleen Ferreira was searching through our archives Wednesday night. From listening in on many past news conferences,...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, ESPN (tv network), Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Football, Manti Te'o
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Two days after hoax revealed, Te'o still said "I lost...my girlfriend to cancer"
Notre Dame and Manti Te'o both issued statements Wednesday night stating that Te'o was the victim of an elaborate hoax in regards to the death of his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who we now know never existed. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, ESPN (tv network), Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Football, Television Industry
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Manti Te'o and the looking-down-at-the-screen decade
You are missing the point. Or at least, you are if you're one of the bazillion people following the Manti Te'o story, dutifully trying to determine whether the Notre Dame football star was the victim or the perpetrator of a bizarre hoax. Granted, the...Tags: Heisman Trophy, Diane O'Meara, Human Interest, The Miami Herald, Manti Te'o
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