W. Mark Felt has been identified as Deep Throat on ABC NEWS. They are going over an expose right now. They are reporting of a story that Vanity Fair has done identifying W. Mark Felt as Deep Throat. His family thought that it should be noted before he died, as they believe their father is a hero. He always believed that he betrayed people in the Nixon Whitehouse and was ashamed to be deep throat. His children have talked him into believing that he actually is a hero to the country.