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Katie Couric's Manti Te'o Interview Gets Auto-Tuned

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:00:23 +0000

America’s fascination with Auto-Tune continues. And yes, this one is also catchy. With a story that is certainly not getting enough press, the Manti Te’o and invisible “girlfriend” conundrum seems to be a situation the nation cannot grasp — rightfully so. Luckily, Katie Couric stepped up to interview the B.M.O.C. (just keep watching, you’ll understand), [...]

Who's the Bigger Bonehead, Manti Te'o or Lance Armstrong? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:14:40 +0000

Just when you thought the week was going to be all about Lance Armstrong’s big interview with Oprah, Manti Te’o had to go and steal the spotlight with the whole fake-girlfriend thing. It has been long suspected that Lance Armstrong had been using performance-enhancing drugs. This week he finally came clean about the whole thing, [...]

Manti Te'o Denies Role in Hoax, Admits 'Tailoring' His Stories

Joe Student — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:00:26 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o denied any role in the hoax involving a relationship with a person whom he claimed was his girlfriend last year. During a Friday night interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, Te’o also admitted he “tailored” his stories about the relationship in order to make people believe he had met the woman [...]

Manti Te'o, The eHarmony Ad

Mike Moody — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:00:52 +0000

“I hate fake people. It’s like they’re not there when you’re talking to them,” says Manti Te’o in this Funny or Die eHarmony parody. Eugene Cordero plays the Notre Damn football star who reportedly had a made up girlfriend, and, you know, pretty much made up everything else you’ve ever heard about him (Maybe.) [button [...]

Manti Te'o: 10 Shocking Facts He Also Wants People to Believe

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:25:44 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard the bizarre tale about how Manti Te’o’s late girlfriend was made up. A sham. Completely unreal. Kind of like Notre Dame’s chances in the national championship game against Alabama. Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Te’o’s lies are stacked up on each other like the silver dollar [...]

'Te'oing' Is Now a Meme (Of Course)

Sarah Shahzad — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:22:12 +0000

This football season was rough on Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. September saw the deaths of his beloved grandmother, as well as his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who, after suffering a serious car accident was diagnosed with leukemia. Te'o has been struck with tragedy indeed, or he would be if it were true.

While the death of his grandmother, Annette Santiago, did actually take place, DeadSpin found that there is no such person as Lennay Kekua. Awkward.