Note : Publicist , says Te ' o was simply trying to learn truth after learning of hoax . Katie Couric says Te ' o 's phone bill shows long phone calls to Kekua 's alleged number . `` What I went through was real . Te ' o insists during interview that his ` ` feelings , the pain , the anger -- that was all real '' Father breaks into tears , says despite speculation , his son is ` ` not a man . He 's a kid . ''
Note : Publicist , says Te ' o was simply trying to learn truth after learning of hoax . Katie Couric says Te ' o 's phone bill shows long phone calls to Kekua 's alleged number . Te ' o insists during interview that his ` ` feelings , the pain , the anger -- that was all real '' Father breaks into tears , says despite speculation , his son is ` ` not a man . He 's a kid . ''