Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman Candidate Manti Te’o suddenly finds himself at the center of one of the most shocking, confusing and bewildering controversies in recent sports history, after it was revealed this week by Deadspin that his deceased girlfriend in fact never existed. Speculation has ranged from accusatory—that Te’o was “in on the hoax”—to sympathetic—that Te’o is in fact the victim of a sick joke. The truth has yet to become public (and it may never) but for now, here’s everything we know about the situation, compiled below.

January 24 — Report: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo Was Posing As Manti Te’o’s Girlfriend With Female Voice Over Phone

January 23 — Manti Te’o Tells Katie Couric He Lied

January 23 — Justin Tuck On Manti Te’o: ‘He Was Just That Gullible’

January 22 — Photographer who shot Manti Te’o-Jeremy Schaap Interview breaks down the evening

January 19 — Manti Te’o Finally Speaks In ESPN Interview, Denies Involvement In Girlfriend Hoax

January 18 — Anonymous Friend Says Ronaiah Tuiasosopo Admitted To Hoax Played On Manti Te’o

January 18 — Raiders GM: Manti Te’o Is A First-Round Talent

January 17 — Reports: Te’o Talked Of Dead Girlfriend After Hoax Was Revealed, Teammates Were Suspicious All Season

January 17 — Cardinals Fullback Says He Met Lennay Kekua, ‘She Is Real’

January 16 — Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick Says Te’o Was Victim, Suggests He May Speak Thursday

January 16 — Manti Te’o Releases Statement: I Was The Victim Of Someone’s Sick Joke

January 16 — Report: Manti Te’o’s Girlfriend And Her Death Was All An Elaborate Hoax (UPDATE: Notre Dame Statement)

What do you think actually happened? Is Te’o behind the hoax or a victim? Let us know in the comments section.

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