Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors

The saga surrounding the Palmdale man who created Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend took another turn Friday when the hoaxer said he was molested as a child and felt “too damaged” to present himself as Ronaiah Tuiasosopo....

LONDON --Two Australian disc jockeys who called a London hospital impersonating members of the royal family as a hoax three days before a nurse's suicide will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors said there were no...

The man who says he tricked Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o into falling for a fake woman he created online claims the hoax had "everything to do" with escaping from real life because he had been molested as a child. Ronaiah Tuiasosopo spoke publicly...

LOS ANGELES - For the last two weeks, the story of Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend has unraveled one layer at a time. The Notre Dame linebacker spoke, then a Long Beach woman whose pictures were used in the ruse came forward. But the biggest questions...

This post and headline have been corrected; see note at the bottom for details. After speaking with the 22-year-old Palmdale man who created Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend, Dr. Phil McGraw said he does not believe the football star was in......

Times reporter Matt Stevens will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. to discuss the latest twists and turns in the Manti Te'o hoax....

Bell's former director of administrative services -- one of the former employees raking in a high salary -- will take the stand Wednesday in the trial of six fomer council members accused in the corruption trial....

The Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax: Why do it in this elaborate way over such a long period of time? WSBT’s Rick Schutt talked one-on-one with Dr. Phil McGraw Thursday about his interview with hoaxer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo.

The Palmdale man who created the fictitious girlfriend of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o said although the woman was fake, his feelings were for the football star were not. Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, 22, spoke publicly for the first time regarding the......

Katie Couric talked to Manti Te'o. Dr. Phil McGraw has landed Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man behind the hoax that engulfed the Notre Dame football star.  The interview will air on the Thursday and Friday shows. The February ratings period starts Thursday. &#...

The 22-year-old Palmdale man who created Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend broke his silence for the first time, saying he perpetrated the elaborate hoax to build a relationship with the football star....

The man accused of hoaxing Manti Te’o fell “deeply romantically in love” with the Notre Dame linebacker and said he was “confused” about his sexuality, TV’s Dr. Phil McGraw told the "Today" show....