The player also said the hoax also did not affect his performance in the title game blowout.

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Notre Dame officials have said they also learned of the hoax in December, but they stayed quiet until after it was revealed in a report on sports news website deadspin.com.

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But of course, there's also a good chance that this is merely a very clever hoax involving three unannounced devices, not to mention that the Twitter account is also super fresh, so we won't be placing any bets just yet.

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"It could also be some strange, quasi-elaborate hoax meant to embarass Zuck with Eminem references and a silly game called 'Cow-a-bungee, '" Adam Clark Estes wrote for Motherboard.

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So, while I take comfort from the copyright hoax and see that lots of people are also feeling the post-IPO change, and hope you do too, I also hope Facebook gets it together.

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But of course, there's also a good chance that this is merely a very clever hoax involving three unannounced devices, so we won't be placing any bets just yet.

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He has also suggested removing fire-alarm boxes from city streets, to stop hoax calls.

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He also told jurors that he and Mr Khalid were trying to dupe other people out of money in an elaborate hoax.

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