Te'o was a top student in high school, well-liked by his peers, and on track to receive a full football scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.
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He was a devoted follower of Christ and a popular figure in his Hawaii community.
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Then, a tragedy happened. First his girlfriend died, then his grandma. on the same day, both.
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But his girlfriend wasn't really killed. The media learned that his fiancée didn't even exist.
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The person behind the scam, Ronaiah "Naya" Tuiasosopo, was caught in the middle and it was always a catfish.
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A new two-part documentary, "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist," by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, about Te'o, Tuiasosopo, and the intricate 2013 deception, debuts on Netflix on Tuesday.
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The tale of Te'o and his fictitious girlfriend is well-known, but Tuiasosopo's tale is less well-known.
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who created the fictional girlfriend as a way to come to terms with her own gender dysphoria -- is less so.
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Tuiasosopo has since come out as a transgender woman.