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Ex-CBS reporter says his former colleague Bill O'Reilly DID lie about his coverage of the Falklands and was 'SENT HOME for being disruptive'
In a 2004 column, O'Reilly said: 'Having survived a combat situation in Argentina during the Falklands war, I know that life-and-death decisions are made in a flash.'
Engberg also claims that during a late-night recap of the Argentina story, CBS bureau Larry Doyle chief told O'Reilly his senior colleague Bob Schieffer would be doing the segment instead.
Allegedly, he exploded, saying: 'I didn't come down here to have my footage used by that old man.'
The next day, he says O'Reilly was sent home.
WHAT BILL O'REILLY HAS SAID ABOUT HIS 'WAR ZONE' REPORTING
'I've been there. That's really what separates me from most of these other bloviators. I bloviate, but I bloviate about stuff I've seen. They bloviate about stuff that they haven't.' - On Hamptons TV in 2009
'You know that I am not easily shocked. I've reported on the ground in active war zones from El Salvador to the Falklands.' - in his 2001 book The No Spin Zone
'Having survived a combat situation in Argentina during the Falklands war, I know that life-and-death decisions are made in a flash.' - in 2004 column
'I missed [journalist Bill] Moyers in the war zones of [the] Falkland conflict in Argentina, the Middle East, and Northern Ireland. I looked for Bill, but I didn't see him.' - on the O'Reilly Factor in 2008
'Rather than simply answer the question, O'Reilly began by trying to establish his own bona fides as a war correspondent. 'I've covered wars, okay? I've been there. The Falklands, Northern Ireland, the Middle East. I've almost been killed three times, okay.'' - according to conservative journalist Tucker Carlson's 2003 book, recalling a panel on the media coverage of the Afghanistan War
Read more: CBS Eric Engberg says Bill O Reilly DID lie about Falklands coverage Daily Mail Online
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Its clear O'Reilly lied but Fox is not held to the same standards as news journalists so it doesn't really matter.
- Eric Engberg covered the Falklands War for CBS from Buenos Aires in 1982
- Posted a lengthy message questioning O'Reilly's defense of his reporting
- Claims broadcaster was a 'disruptive force' and 'ordered out' of Argentina
- Fox News host blasted left-leaning Mother Jones on his show on Friday
- Called journalist David Corn 'an irresponsible guttersnipe' and a 'liar'
- Dispute comes a week after Brian Williams was kicked off the air
- Engberg insists O'Reilly deserves the same scrutiny as the NBC star
In a 2004 column, O'Reilly said: 'Having survived a combat situation in Argentina during the Falklands war, I know that life-and-death decisions are made in a flash.'
Engberg also claims that during a late-night recap of the Argentina story, CBS bureau Larry Doyle chief told O'Reilly his senior colleague Bob Schieffer would be doing the segment instead.
Allegedly, he exploded, saying: 'I didn't come down here to have my footage used by that old man.'
The next day, he says O'Reilly was sent home.
WHAT BILL O'REILLY HAS SAID ABOUT HIS 'WAR ZONE' REPORTING
'I've been there. That's really what separates me from most of these other bloviators. I bloviate, but I bloviate about stuff I've seen. They bloviate about stuff that they haven't.' - On Hamptons TV in 2009
'You know that I am not easily shocked. I've reported on the ground in active war zones from El Salvador to the Falklands.' - in his 2001 book The No Spin Zone
'Having survived a combat situation in Argentina during the Falklands war, I know that life-and-death decisions are made in a flash.' - in 2004 column
'I missed [journalist Bill] Moyers in the war zones of [the] Falkland conflict in Argentina, the Middle East, and Northern Ireland. I looked for Bill, but I didn't see him.' - on the O'Reilly Factor in 2008
'Rather than simply answer the question, O'Reilly began by trying to establish his own bona fides as a war correspondent. 'I've covered wars, okay? I've been there. The Falklands, Northern Ireland, the Middle East. I've almost been killed three times, okay.'' - according to conservative journalist Tucker Carlson's 2003 book, recalling a panel on the media coverage of the Afghanistan War
Read more: CBS Eric Engberg says Bill O Reilly DID lie about Falklands coverage Daily Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Its clear O'Reilly lied but Fox is not held to the same standards as news journalists so it doesn't really matter.