The internet is having a field day with Brian Williams' shoddy recollection of the past
Redeem now The on-camera talent of America's highest-rated network evening news broadcast and "the 23rd-most-trusted person in the country" is now the face of viral internet memes.
Brian Williams, who has anchored "NBC Nightly News" for more than a decade, was forced to take a temporary leave of absence over "the next several days" amid the growing scandal of false claims he made regarding his reporting in Iraq.
Williams, who earns $13 million annually (making him America's fourth-highest-paid news broadcaster), admitted to confusing parts of a story he shared on air about riding in a helicopter shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade in 2003. On Wednesday, after multiple military members questioned Williams' personal account, which he had repeated on numerous occasions, he apologized on camera to his audience.
Since then, Williams' coverage of Hurricane Katrina and other notable accounts are under internal investigation.
Here are some of our favorite reactions:
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— Calhoun (@linkcalhoun) February 5, 2015"Damn, those tablets were heavy!" #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/orXsbLU9Bf
— Serr8d (@serr8d) February 5, 2015"That one live shot I did from the moon" #BrianWilliamsMemories pic.twitter.com/FbND6jAqc7
— Greg Dutra (@DutraWeather) February 5, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers The opinion of the entire NBC News Division is that a blockade is best option here, Jack. pic.twitter.com/OxEua3DKkt
— Яob (@robx_d) February 5, 2015Brian Williams misremembers -- Internet won't let him forget it: http://t.co/5Uu1kAuw9i #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/mDZbVGbvEJ
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) February 7, 2015#BrianWilliamsMemories pic.twitter.com/L30hn90BCP
— Яob (@robx_d) February 5, 2015@zerohedge More breaking Brian Williams news... pic.twitter.com/DdVdKcOyh0
— Squeeze Indicator (@SqueezeTrading) February 8, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers Brian The Astronaut pic.twitter.com/keU4dSRBog
— Яob (@robx_d) February 5, 2015"It wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you were there, and you, and you ...." #BrianWilliamsMisremembers #WizardOfOz pic.twitter.com/0T51hqBY9u
— Tracy L. (@ViewFromAskew) February 5, 2015'84 was magical. I needed a perfect 10 on the vault to secure the gold...and I did it. #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/jY2bO8PPv2
— Mark Turcotte (@mark_turcotte) February 5, 2015"The sky is literally falling here in Pangea…" #BrianWilliamsMemories pic.twitter.com/LwDtUlo59t
— Kyle Grantham (@kylegrantham) February 5, 2015#BrianWilliamsMemories pic.twitter.com/MtNGJH1PsH
— Яob (@robx_d) February 5, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers If it were me, I'd start with something catchy like Four score and seven years ago ... pic.twitter.com/Lc4iqF0Jp2
— Яob (@robx_d) February 5, 2015Brian Williams' tall tale of Iraq war becomes art meme. http://t.co/1XIEJOrOSr #BrianWilliamsMemories pic.twitter.com/Lanxfd7o0X
— BU Art Gallery (@BUArtGallery) February 8, 2015Brian breaking America. #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/AIm96Mn5xx
— Craig Wilson (@CWilso57) February 5, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers h/t Matthew Thomas pic.twitter.com/yNch3feqGT
— MLB Memes (@MLBMeme) February 8, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers the Battle of Thermopyle pic.twitter.com/KSZCC3uoo7
— [adult swim] (@adultswim) February 5, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers #BrianWilliamsWarStories Brian in the trenches defending the world. pic.twitter.com/Lk1sJaXDwF
— Яob (@robx_d) February 5, 2015@robx_d @CifJamestown pic.twitter.com/3A8isZvLPZ
— Chuck Pfarrer (@ChuckPfarrer) February 6, 2015#BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/hh056rL48q
— Яob (@robx_d) February 6, 2015Why, Brian, why?? pic.twitter.com/fCiLu7dItR
— StuffJournalistsLike (@JournalistsLike) February 8, 2015— Franklin Harris (@FranklinH3000) February 8, 2015
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