Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly accused of exaggerating war zone exploits

‘Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly has falsely claimed to have reported from war zones and has made a series of exaggerated statements about his career, according to Mother Jones magazine.

The magazine accused O’Reilly of having his “own Brian Williams problem”, after the Fox News host was fiercely critical of NBC News anchor Williams, who was suspended for six months after he made exaggerated statements about his reporting.

Mother Jones said O’Reilly has described being under fire in “war zones” in South America during the 1980s, when in fact he was miles away from any armed conflict.’

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