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Originally Posted by CD1083
So let me get this straight. Te'o says he has a girlfriend and that she died. It's the media's job to locate the girlfriend's family and confirm that she not only existed but also died? 
You say that Te's grandmother's body is proof....did the media confirm that? Did the media confirm Troy Smith's brother existed and is dead? How about Marcell Darius's brother, did the media confirm those as well? What about Bret Favre, is his father dead? |
1) With the grandma and the girlfriend dying so close together, don't you think a responsible journalist would verify both? In my experience, credible journalists vet out every national story before releasing said stories to the public. Most media outlets do a good job of this. Clearly, they failed big time with this story.
2) Marcell Dareus's brother's death was confirmed. His body was found and the police verified that Simeon Gilmore, 19...was Dareus' brother.
Marcell Dareus' younger brother reportedly killed in shooting - NFL - Sporting News
Pelham homicide victim was brother of former Alabama lineman, Buffalo Bill Marcell Dareus | al.com
3) Troy Smith's brother? Here's a link. The media did their job and verified the younger brother was killed in an accident. How you might ask? The body was a dead giveaway.
Smith suits up after brother's death, scores 2 TDs - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
Like LL said, it's easy to google this stuff. Any more questions about the media verifying other deaths? Ususally when there is a body, it's quite easy to verify.
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My link is not a strawman. It's a redirection to a legitimate issue with the media. Why must you minimize it by declaring this story as their responsibility when they should be focusing on more important issues.
One does not investigate something unless they are led to believe there is a reason to investigate it. In this instance nobody was given a reason to think there was anything more to the story until now.
Researching someone's existence takes a little more than a google search as was suggested.
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Not really much more. Google, is your friend.
Redirection or strawman...doesn't matter. I'm going to stick to this discussion. If you really need to talk about your other issue, you can start a new thread.