The story, which was first-reported by VentureBeat and then by sites including Huffington Post, Yahoo! and AOL, was unique. Here was Hanson, a 19-year-old college student from Seattle, ditching the traditional college route and utilizing a silent auction site to help achieve her entrepreneurial dreams.

Now it looks like the story may have been too good to be true.

via Does ‘Sarah Hanson’ exist? The story of this 19-year-old entrepreneur may be a hoax – GeekWire.