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The real reaction to Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend

'Te'oing' becomes newest Twitter meme

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Posted: Jan 17, 2013 1:47 PM ET

Last Updated: Jan 17, 2013 1:45 PM ET

 
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose "death" was then faked by the perpetrators of the hoax. (Winslow Townson/Associated Press)

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