An investigative piece by sports website Deadspin revealed that star Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o fabricated his heartrending, nationally-gripping tale of love and loss on Thursday.

Te'o told many media outlets that his girlfriend Lennay Kekuka was in a severe car crash that subsequently revealed she had leukemia. He said Kekuka died in September, within hours of Te'o's grandmother's passing. As it turns out, Kekuka was fake – there was no woman named Kekuka who died that day -- the Deadspin story revealed.

Without missing a beat, Twitter users took to the social network to crack jokes about the hoax. Below are some of the best responses to the scandal so far.

I hope this Manti Te'o thing doesn't make people question the validity of my real gf, Ann Lastname. She's Canadian and super shy and real.
— Grant H (@gghost064) January 17, 2013

Manti Te'o is the best thing EVER to happen to Lance Armstrong...
— David Lee Michaels (@dlmphoto) January 17, 2013

Terri Schiavo officially named as Manti Te'o's long lost GF
— Tyler Ross (@T_Ross9) January 17, 2013

Upon reading more, I have discovered that the main complexity of Manti Te'o's case derives from trying to pronounce the names in my head.
— Matias Brizuela '12 (@mbrizuela2012) January 17, 2013

Brent Musburger still thinks Te'o's girlfriend is fine as hell, though.
— sir broosk (@celebrityhottub) January 16, 2013

Manti Te'o's girlfriend was the Mayan calendar's Playmate of the Year.
— Matt Thomas (@SportsMT) January 17, 2013

Pic of Manti Te'o's girlfriend laying on a bed. bit.ly/WK03e8
— Tom Brady's Ego (@TomBradysEgo) January 17, 2013

That awkward moment when you realize Manti Te'o's GF DOES actually exist; you just have to sing the State Farm jingle to see her.
— Not Bill Walton (@NotBillWalton) January 17, 2013

To be fair to Manti Te'o I read the story in the dark while covered in Doritos crumbs so really who's the biggest loser in all this
— Brendan O'Hare (@brendohare) January 16, 2013

Manti Te'o just changed his Facebook status to 'its complicated'
— Evil Mike Tomlin (@EvilMikeTomlin) January 17, 2013

AJ McCarron's girlfriend will be featured in an SI Swimsuit issue. Manti Te'o's girlfriend will be featured on Myth Busters.
— Emily Noonan (@EmilyNoonan) January 17, 2013