Notre Dame's Star LB Manti Te'o Lied About Dead Girlfiend

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, the all-star linebacker and projected top NFL prospect fabricated the story of his girlfriend passing away. Te'o received significant positive press for the tragedy during the season. However, Deadspin claims that the girl never existed. That there is no record of her as a real person, and that pictures of her appearing on social media were lifted from elsewhere on the Internet.