Brian Williams’ lie takes social media by storm; Viewers vent outrage with mocking hashtags
NBC,Brian Williams,Social Media,Media Bias
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Brian Williams, the NBC host of “Nightly News,” is being slammed on Twitter for his false claim that the helicopter he rode in Iraq in 2003 came under heavy fire — and now memes are popping up on the Internet showing the anchor in a range of historical spots with the mocking hashtags, #BrianWilliamsMisremembers and #BrianWilliamsMemories.
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