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Manti Te´o Was One of
Several Duped in Hoax
ABC News, by Matt Gutman, Alyssa Newcomb*
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Posted By:MissMolly, 1/21/2013 4:41:18 AM
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| The man who allegedly orchestrated the Lennay Kukua hoax on Manti Te´o may have used the character to dupe other prominent members of the community, a source told ABC News. Tessi Toluta´u, a Polynesian beauty queen, said the fake Lennay Kekua reached out to her in 2008 about entering pageants. Although Toluta´u said she believed Kekua may have fabricated some details about her life, she still believed her to be real and kept in touch with her for a period of several months. When visiting Los Angeles in 2009, Toluta´u was supposed to meet Lennay, however she failed to appear.
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Comments:
*[w/Christina Ng and Matthew Jaffe]
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
ocjim, 1/21/2013 6:00:14 AM (No. 9129353)
The guy is one sad, low information romantic.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Patchy Groundfog, 1/21/2013 6:13:35 AM (No. 9129362)
As a college football fan it´s an interesting diversion but the media is hoping you don´t ask about Algeria.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird, 1/21/2013 7:28:18 AM (No. 9129435)
Matt Gutman is the ABC News guy who aided in the Martin family´s personal injury lawyer´s perpetuation of the myth that George Zimmerman profiled and tracked down Trayvon Martin before he shot him.
This time he once again takes the side that is opposite to conventional wisdom and mounting evidence that Te´o wasn´t duped.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
LouD, 1/21/2013 7:47:38 AM (No. 9129472)
And this story is important why?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 1/21/2013 8:49:19 AM (No. 9129568)
It is important because it is the exemplar of modern media malpractice.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 1/21/2013 8:53:16 AM (No. 9129579)
OOPS! And disgusting Swarbrick, AD at Notre Dame says the investigator did not talk to Te´o because it wasn´t necessary?
Are you kidding me?
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CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed in May that her computer had been compromised. When asked about the situation, CBS News responded with a statement that it was conducting an investigation.... “A cyber security firm hired by CBS News has determined through forensic analysis that Sharyl Attkisson’s computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012. Evidence suggests this party performed all access remotely using Attkisson’s accounts. While no malicious code was found, forensic analysis revealed an intruder had executed commands that appeared to involve search and exfiltration of data.
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Posted By: Ribicon- 6/14/2013 12:14:16 PM
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Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (R) argued Wednesday that the United States should pass immigration reform because the U.S. economy needs the labor of young immigrants, and immigrants are “more fertile.” “Immigrants create far more businesses than native-born Americans,” Bush said at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to the Majority conference. “Immigrants are more fertile, and they love families, and they have more intact families, and they bring a younger population. Immigrants create an engine of economic prosperity.” Bush said immigrants are an advantage that the United States has over China, Europe and Japan, which don’t have the same
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She’s Back: Sarah Palin
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Posted By: Pluperfect- 6/13/2013 2:15:52 PM
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Nearly five months after parting with Fox News, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is re-joining the network as a paid contributor. According to an official Fox press release, Palin will return to her role as a contributor to Fox News’ and Fox Business Network’s daytime and primetime programming. She will make her first return appearance on Fox & Friends next Monday, June 17th. Regarding her return, Fox Chairman Roger Ailes said, “I’ve had several conversations with Governor Palin in the past few weeks about her rejoining FOX News as a contributor. I have great confidence in her and am pleased that she will once again
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Cantor: ‘Increasingly Clear’ Obama
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 6/13/2013 11:18:33 PM
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Though noting that his determination to take action is on the tardy side, congressional Republicans said they’re ready to work with the White House on helping Syrian civilians in the fight versus Bashar al-Assad. “Nearly two years ago, President Obama called for Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to go. A year later, the president laid down a clear red line, threatening serious consequences if Assad used or transferred chemical weapons. For months we’ve seen reports of such use, and today the White House finally confirmed it. It’s increasingly clear the president does not have a coherent plan
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