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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 04:02 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