NBC Launches Investigation Of Brian Williams [View all]

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Source: USA TODAY

Roger Yu, USA TODAY 3:48 p.m. EST February 6, 2015

NBC News is investigating chief anchor Brian Williams over his now-retracted statement that he was in a helicopter in Iraq that was hit by enemy fire and forced to land, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The person declined to speak on the record due to the sensitivity of an internal matter.

The internal probe is being led by Richard Esposito, who heads the network's investigative unit and was formerly an editor at The Daily News of New York, according to a report by The Daily News.The Daily News was the first news outlet to disclose the investigation.

Meanwhile, further scrutiny of Williams' past statements surfaced Friday amid a challenge to his account of his experiences in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/02/06/brian-williams-katrina-coverage-in-question/22980005/