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NBC News finds Brian Williams embellished at least 11 times (MASSIVE internal investigation)
Washington Post via MSN ^ | 4/25/15 | Paul Farhi

Posted on 04/25/2015 9:59:13 AM PDT by Libloather

A months-long internal investigation of Brian Williams by NBC News has turned up 11 instances in which the anchorman publicly embellished details of his reporting exploits, according to a person familiar with details of the probe.

NBC undertook the examination of Williams’ statement after he apologized in early February for saying on “NBC Nightly News” that a military helicopter in which he was traveling at the start of the Iraq War had been damaged by rocket fire. His account was challenged by soldiers who were on the flight, leading to a furor that prompted NBC to suspend Williams for six months without pay and to investigate other statements he’s made.

The Iraq claim was one of the 11 suspect statements that a team of NBC News journalists has identified during the inquiry, said the individual, who asked not to be identified because he isn’t authorized to talk about an internal matter.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: liberalmedia; lied; medialies; nbc; nbcnews; news; williams
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Sure wish I could get paid for doing this kinda crap.
1 posted on 04/25/2015 9:59:13 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

that reminds me, did George Zimmerman ever sue NBC for their altered 911 tapes?


2 posted on 04/25/2015 10:00:40 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: Libloather

Going to make it a lot harder to rehabilitate Mr. Williams.
Guess they’ll have to keep paying to not be on the air for quite a while longer.


3 posted on 04/25/2015 10:02:21 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Libloather

What’s the point of this massive (and I suppose, expensive) investigation? You embellish - lie - once, and you’re gone. It’s really that easy.


4 posted on 04/25/2015 10:02:27 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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Lied 11 times in less than four minutes

opps ... sense 12 times or more. No media tells the truth ... They all lie!

5 posted on 04/25/2015 10:04:19 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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What’s the point of this massive (and I suppose, expensive) investigation? You embellish - lie - once, and you’re gone. It’s really that easy.

Protecting themselves against a lawsuit.

6 posted on 04/25/2015 10:06:04 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Libloather
This will always be my mental image of Brian Williams.

Reading off the teleprompter like a dork on the Jimmy Fallon show while Fallon does his "slow jam" routine. He let Fallon use him like a tool because he wanted to appear to be "hip" on a late night talk show.

What an untalented bozo.


7 posted on 04/25/2015 10:06:34 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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Sure wish I could get paid for doing this kinda crap.

Anyone with government clearance can and does ... I vote for you to have government clearance ... to lie. Now (we) need congressional approval ...

8 posted on 04/25/2015 10:06:49 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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To: SamAdams76

He has the most crooked face I’ve ever seen. Goes in three different directions.


9 posted on 04/25/2015 10:14:30 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: TurboZamboni
that reminds me, did George Zimmerman ever sue NBC for their altered 911 tapes?

He did, but the suit was tossed by the judge.

Judge tosses George Zimmerman's defamation suit against NBC

10 posted on 04/25/2015 10:14:59 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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I don’t understand how this is breaking news or even news at all.

Most every word that comes out of every liberal news anchor’s mouth on every liberal news station is a LIE. Why single out this idiot’s lies? Eleven times? You could find that in five minutes on MSNBC!


11 posted on 04/25/2015 10:15:17 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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Heck, Walter Cronkite flat out lied ton the American people about the Tet offensive — and to this day is still a hero of the Left.


12 posted on 04/25/2015 10:16:25 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Libloather

[[NBC News finds Brian Williams embellished at least 11 times (MASSIVE internal investigation)]]

Hmmm- almost as many times as a certain first lady who is now running for president has- one gets investigated, the other gets wealthy on speaking fees and shady deals while holding office-, and now gets to run for president of the most powerful nation on earth


13 posted on 04/25/2015 10:16:40 AM PDT by Bob434
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[[Why single out this idiot’s lies? Eleven times?]]

Well it was a whopper lie- akin to rather’s ‘fake but accurate’ story which damaged President Bush but was later found ot be a lie and exposed as such


14 posted on 04/25/2015 10:18:06 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: justlurking

Injustice reigns.


15 posted on 04/25/2015 10:21:10 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: no-to-illegals
They all lie!

He is just part of the NBC team. There is nothing to see here because they all do it everyday. Williams should be proud he has only been caught 11 or 12 times. Every night on msnbc it is lie after lie. I guess that is just opinionated news and reporting. :)

16 posted on 04/25/2015 10:22:34 AM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: Libloather

Is BW over yet?


17 posted on 04/25/2015 10:26:32 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Libloather

Of course reporters embellish. How else could they make the silly stuff they report on, celebs, entertainment, sports, seem important?


18 posted on 04/25/2015 10:27:00 AM PDT by rey
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To: Libloather

19 posted on 04/25/2015 10:30:00 AM PDT by alancarp
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

your clue is something ain’t right but I think your clue is right.


20 posted on 04/25/2015 10:31:05 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Do what is Right ... Take This Freepathon Over the Top!!!)
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