Netflix's Untold to make documentary on Daejon Love, accused of posing as a 49ers receiver
Netflix is making an Untold documentary, "Wide Deceiver", about Daejon Love, who is accused of scamming women by posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver. Love pleaded not guilty, and his federal trial is set for Dec. 15.
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Left · 1Netflix's Untold sports documentary series will make an installment about Daejon Love, who is accused of scamming women while posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, The Hollywood Reporter reported exclusively. The Hollywood ReporterLC “The next documentary in Netflix‘s excellent Untold film series will zone in on Love, who scammed women out of money while posing as a wideout with the San Francisco 49ers” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Mixed · 2The film is titled "Untold: Wide Deceiver". The Hollywood Reporter says it will be "told firsthand from those affected by the scam", and Fox News says it will include interviews with victims. The Hollywood ReporterLC “Untold: Wide Deceiver (good one) will be “told firsthand from those affected by the scam,”” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Fox NewsR “will focus on the bizarre workings of Love's scam and feature interviews with the victims who bought into the scheme” Read at Fox News ↗ Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter says the project has no director or participant list yet. A source close to production told the outlet it will focus on the women and their stories. The Hollywood ReporterLC “does not yet have a director or a participant list, but a source close to production says it will focus on the women and their stories” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗
Left · 1It is produced by Propagate and Stardust Frames in association with North of Now and The Cut. The Way Brothers, Maclain and Chapman Way, created the Untold series. The Hollywood ReporterLC “hails from Propagate and Stardust Frames in association with North of Now and The Cut.”“The Way Brothers are creators of the Untold series” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Mixed · 2The Hollywood Reporter says Love was arrested for wire fraud on Aug. 24, 2026, after a group of women came forward to law enforcement. Fox News says the FBI arrested Love and an accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, at an airport in Boise, Idaho, in August. The Hollywood ReporterLC “On Aug. 24, 2026, Love was arrested for wire fraud after a group of women, his alleged victims, came forward to law enforcement.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Fox NewsR “The facade collapsed in August when the FBI arrested Love and Chan at an airport in Boise, Idaho.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1According to Fox News, federal prosecutors say Love and Chan used Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and Facebook Dating to target women in California, Oregon and Washington, and that the victims lost more than $1.3 million. Fox News also reports that Love was indicted on federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges, and that the FBI identified dozens of victims. Fox NewsR “Federal prosecutors say Love and his 18-year-old accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chan, used Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and Facebook Dating to target women across California, Oregon and Washington.”“Love was indicted on federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges, with the FBI identifying dozens of victims across multiple states.” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 1Fox News says Love pressured women to take out high-interest personal loans for fake investment programs and spent the money on luxury cars, jewelry and vacations. It adds that none of the money was invested. Fox NewsR “he pressured them to take out high-interest personal loans to fund his fake, high-yield investment programs.”“Love burned through the cash on luxury cars, designer jewelry, and flashy vacations” Read at Fox News ↗ Mixed · 2Both outlets describe viral videos of Love running routes on a beach in a 49ers helmet. The Hollywood Reporter adds a cake in a #7 jersey design, and DMs to businesses asking for free goods and a personal security detail. Fox News adds a staged contract signing and an Instagram clip in which Love cited an incorrect AI-generated Google result. The Hollywood ReporterLC “including one of Love running routes and catching balls on a beach with a 49ers helmet on.”“Love’s DMs to businesses would often ask for outlandish treatment including free goods and services and for the company to provide a personal security detail.” Read at The Hollywood Reporter ↗ Fox NewsR “Love staged a mock contract signing, flashing team gear and telling the camera, "Niners, you already know, Niner gang."” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Fox News reports that Love pleaded not guilty and is held without bail ahead of a federal jury trial set for Dec. 15. Fox NewsR “He pleaded not guilty and remains held without bail ahead of a federal jury trial set for Dec. 15.” Read at Fox News ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- An entertainment-trade exclusive on the new Untold installment, written in a wry, playful tone, with a detailed account of the viral stunts and the production credits.
- Emphasis
- The production team, the focus on the women's stories, and the viral posts, including the #7 jersey cake and the real 49ers receiver who wears #7.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not give the $1.3M figure, the co-defendant, the charges beyond wire fraud, the trial date or Love's not-guilty plea.
- Charged language
- “Strap on your Niners helmet.”“Wide Deceiver (good one)”“potential all-time-great Untold installment”
- For example
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“If only Daejon Love worked as hard at running routes as he did scamming women, maybe he would have actually made the league.” — The Hollywood Reporter
“Strap on your Niners helmet.” — The Hollywood Reporter
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- A sports and true-crime item (Fox News, OutKick) that leads with the Netflix order and the $1.3M loss. It stresses the details of the scheme and the court case.
- Emphasis
- The money lost, the dating apps used, the FBI arrest, the indictment, the not-guilty plea and the trial date.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention the production companies or executive producers, or that the project has no director yet.
- Charged language
- “fleeced”“wildest fake-baller scheme in modern sports”“con man”“went full method actor”
What every side reports
- Netflix's Untold series is making a documentary titled "Untold: Wide Deceiver" about Daejon Love.
- Love is accused of scamming women while posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver.
- Love was arrested in August 2026.
- The documentary will centre on the victims.
- Love posted videos of himself running routes on a beach in a 49ers helmet.
Where accounts differ
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Status of the project
- Left
- Reports that Netflix's next Untold installment will cover Love, with no director or participants named yet.
- Right
- Says Netflix has "officially ordered" and "greenlit" the documentary.
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Details of the case
- Left
- Says Love was arrested for wire fraud on Aug. 24 after women came forward. Calls the women his "alleged victims".
- Right
- Gives a $1.3M loss, an airport arrest in Boise, a conspiracy and wire fraud indictment, a co-defendant and a Dec. 15 trial date. Says Love "swindled" the women.
Netflix organisation
Netflix describes Untold as a series of "gripping, character-driven stories" with first-person perspectives from sports. Its Love installment will be told from the viewpoint of those affected. Fox News says Netflix has ordered it.
“These gripping, character-driven stories feature raw, first-person perspectives from those at the heart of the action” — The Hollywood Reporter
“Netflix has officially ordered an Untold documentary” — Fox News
Daejon Love person
Love pleaded not guilty to the federal charges and is held without bail. The Hollywood Reporter says he is unlikely to take part in the documentary. Neither outlet quotes him on it.
“He pleaded not guilty and remains held without bail ahead of a federal jury trial set for Dec. 15.” — Fox News
“(So, probably no Daejon himself.)” — The Hollywood Reporter
Left1 article
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Netflix’s ‘Untold’ to Tackle Daejon Love (Exclusive)
Mixed A jokey trade exclusive that treats the scam as material for a promising documentary, while giving the production details and saying it centres on the women.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Netflix greenlights doc on Daejon Love, the fake 49ers WR who fleeced dating app victims for $1.3M
Critical A crime-and-sports item that leads with the $1.3M loss and the scheme's mechanics, using colourful language about Love.
- 14 Oct 18:00 First The Hollywood ReporterLC Netflix’s ‘Untold’ to Tackle Daejon Love (Exclusive)
- 15 Oct 00:06 +6h 6m Fox NewsR Netflix greenlights doc on Daejon Love, the fake 49ers WR who fleeced dating app victims for $1.3M
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.
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