The news website Deadspin wrote an article related to Manti Teo 's 2002 girlfriend 's death in 2013 .
Koblin , John ( 2012-05-01 ) , DeadspinIn 2013 , Deadspin broke the news that the reported September 2012 death of the girlfriend of Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te'o , which Te'o had said inspired him during the 2012 season , was apparently a hoax .
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