Manti Te'o, the first (and most well-known) star to fall victim to catfishing, has certainly experienced all the jokes, seen all the memes, and sobbed uncontrollably.

The Netflix documentary highlights their achievements—including being a finalist for the 2012 Heisman Award, a five-star recruit, and the adored son of Hawaii.

Te'o claims in the documentary that one reason he was so trusting was because "before 2009, nobody knew anything about catfishing."

Te'o informed his family that he had gotten a call from his allegedly deceased girlfriend at that point, and his uncle warned him that he might be the victim of catfishing.

If a scandal doesn't include someone with near-mythic levels of renown, like Te'o did from 2009 to 2012, mainstream media won't pay attention to it for more than a news segment.

After Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's identity as the actor who played Lennay was made public, questions about his sexual orientation surfaced. He also missed out on millions of dollars in potential NFL earnings after being selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round despite being projected for the first round.