This is only the latest of reports of how Williams lied or grossly misrepresented things. Why he need to do this is anyone’s guess.
For whatever reason, the long knives are out for him. Maybe he can join forces with Dan Rather and start a lemonade stand or something this summer.
Ratings, mon, ratings...
OTOH, I remember a story [fictional, allegedly] called "The Game", perhaps, in Omni Magazine, iirc. A bureaucrat and his co-"workers" had a regular pool, the winner was the person that best avoid helping a "citizen" looking for service from that office.
I think the bozos in the LSM have pools on spinning the biggest lie during any particular news cycle.
Why did he do this? Look at him. Appearing on tv shows, comedy shows, etc. He needed to be the center of attention.