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08-19-2016, 04:16 AM
Why it matters if Ryan Lochte lied about being robbed in Rio
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Turns out the swimmer's story doesn't quite hold water.*
Brazilian officials said Thursday that star U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, inventing his tale of woe after a much different encounter with authorities.*
That's the latest in the most recent surreal chapter of the 2016 Olympics' strangest saga (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). But there's way, way more to unpack here — so let's do that.*
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As Lochte's story was questioned and unraveled over the past few days, the mystery of what did or didn't happen to him and three Team USA swimming teammates became an internet spectacle par excellence. Jokes and more jokes were deployed with the #LochteGate hashtag. Faves and retweets were had by all.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-lie-robbery-rio-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Turns out the swimmer's story doesn't quite hold water.*
Brazilian officials said Thursday that star U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, inventing his tale of woe after a much different encounter with authorities.*
That's the latest in the most recent surreal chapter of the 2016 Olympics' strangest saga (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). But there's way, way more to unpack here — so let's do that.*
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As Lochte's story was questioned and unraveled over the past few days, the mystery of what did or didn't happen to him and three Team USA swimming teammates became an internet spectacle par excellence. Jokes and more jokes were deployed with the #LochteGate hashtag. Faves and retweets were had by all.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-lie-robbery-rio-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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