Brian WilliamsThe journalist, who heroically survived war zone and RPG explosions, has been chosen as the mainstay of the streaming service’s first foray into presidential election coverage. For those who may have forgotten, in 2015 New York Rangers at a hockey gameWilliams was thanking a retired soldier for protecting him and his camera crew. Iraq In 2003 (according to Williams’ claim), the helicopter they were on had to make an emergency landing because it came under enemy fire.

“The story actually began a dozen years ago with a horrific moment during the invasion of Iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in crashed after being hit by an RPG,” Williams said. in question during the memorial service.

Accordingly Vox, Williams told this story several times throughout his career. However, the event never took place. NBC Nightly News hoe made it all up. He later admitted his lie and was suspended from the network, removed from being a news anchor, and eventually exiled to MSNBC. — a network where dishonest and rogue journalists are seemingly rewarded with lucrative salaries and talk shows despite their sins.

And now Williams is being rewarded again. In the much-maligned age of “fake news,” perhaps the real fake news ringleader himself has yet to be tasked with taking up the mantle. another political coverage of the network. It raises the question of what exactly it takes to lose credibility and why people—people who have reached the top of their field and have no reason to lie—embellish their resumes with imaginary stories that resemble the script of a story. Rambo The film continues to get multiple deals.

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What is the purpose of this? Wasn’t there another journalist in the country who Amazon Prime Video thought could read the words on the teleprompter? Is there anyone else who can read the vote percentages on the screen? Do executives at the streaming service think there’s a market for the predecessors? MSNBC Journalists who have difficulty telling the truth? Do they believe there is a national nostalgia for journalists who spin fantasy stories about falling victim to enemy fire while working in war zones? How do these people continue to fail upwards?

Funny how Williams got another shot at this. It’s not as if he’d made a minor mistake or unknowingly misrepresented the details of an event. He made up a fictional story in his mind and presented it to the audience as if it were real. At a time when trust in the media is at record lows, the brilliant minds behind Amazon Prime Video’s election coverage should perhaps try not to hire a news anchor synonymous with fraud and deception.