# the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 17, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax/647548 "2013-01-17T20:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax/647548/1 "2013-01-17T20:53:34Z")
When reading [this](http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/17/16564736-9-baffling-questions-in-the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax?lite) particular story, I get to wondering - who really cares? Apparently he didn’t do anything illegal, so why all the fuss? ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax/647548/2 "2013-01-17T20:55:41Z")
You might want to join the rest of us 🙂 > **[Manti Te'o's Fake, Dead Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=679206)** > > This is crazy! Manti Te’o’s Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax Seriously, you have to read this, it is insane. ---
**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax/647548/3 "2013-01-17T21:05:44Z")
Odd, I did a search on Manti Te’o and there were no hits. OK, off to the other thread I go. MODS - you can close this thread down at will. Thanks.