Brian Williams Cites Brain Tumor As Possible Reason Behind Helicopter Story

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What motivated the helicopter tale Brian Williams told several times remains largely a mystery, and one that the anchor himself appears to be little help in solving.

It’s been months since Brian Williams apologized for his inaccurate representation of what happened on the day he was in the helicopter that, contrary to what he’d previously reported, had not been shot down in Iraq.

What motivated the tale he told several times remains largely a mystery, and one that Williams himself appears to be of little help in solving. 

In the recent issue of Vanity Fair it’s reported that according to an unnamed NBC insider, Williams’ response to an internal request for an explanation when the story broke was, “Did something happen to my head? Maybe I had a brain tumor, or something in my head?" 

That source also noted that the network