Erik Wemple: Manti Te'o


Posted at 06:28 PM ET, 01/24/2013

Te'o family members cry in Couric interview
By Erik Wemple
The Te'o family has a tearful moment when Katie Couric brings up criticism that Manti Te'o lied about his girlfriend.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:28 PM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Deadspin, Manti Te'o, Sports Illustrated

Posted at 07:57 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Manti Te'o: Did Deadspin overstep on hoax culpability?
By Erik Wemple
Deadspin relied on unshakeable sourcing in proving the existence of a hoax involving the alleged dead girlfriend of Manti Te'o. The backup for alleging Te'o's complicity wasn't quite as strong.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:57 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Deadspin, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Manti Te'o scandal: Why no outrage from New York Times public editor?
By Erik Wemple
Margaret Sullivan of the New York Times went "radical" on media mistakes regarding Newtown. She's mellowed a bit in the month since.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:00 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Manti Te'o, New York Times

Posted at 06:20 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Manti Te'o scandal: The one question Pete Thamel didn't ask
By Erik Wemple
Why didn't he attend the funeral?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:20 PM ET, 01/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Deadspin, Manti Te'o, Sports Illustrated

Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Manti Te'o: There but for the grace of God
By Erik Wemple
Reporter Pete Thamel's shortfall of journalistic skepticism. Or, there but for the grace of God go I.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:02 PM ET, 01/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Deadspin, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame, Sports Illustrated

Posted at 12:29 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Manti Te'o: What a story!
By Erik Wemple
Deadspin was out to debunk a hoax. But could it rely on some random woman it found on the Internet?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:29 PM ET, 01/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Deadspin, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame, Sports Illustrated