From: NPR
Learning The Hard Truth About Lying
March 17, 2015
NPR:
We all lie sometimes. But if you’re in the public eye, the lie can take on a life of its own.
NBC’s Brian Williams became the victim of his own story last month, exaggerating the danger he faced while reporting in Iraq in 2003. It lead to an on-air mea culpa and a temporary suspension from the anchor desk.
A couple weeks later, another public figure, Robert McDonald, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, told a homeless veteran that he was in the special forces — but he wasn’t.
Coming back from that kind of mistake can be harrowing and life-changing.
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