When public faces get away with lying

Here’s a piece of news that won’t quite resonate with the European publicum: across the pond, a certain news anchor has had a very bad week.

The hero for this First World story is Brian Williams, host of America’s most watched network newscast, the NBC Nightly News. His suave presence, Pierce Brosnan smirk and a NY Rangers t-shirt had made him a household name for the better part of the last decade.

Well, last week, America’s darling was caught misspeaking – to use the most favora...