With the spotlight on NBC News anchor Brian Williams following the #Choppergate scandal, Conan O'Brien decided to do some journalistic sleuthing of his own and uncovered more shocking examples of Williams beefing up his own achievements.
Check it out (as well as a few choice #BrianWilliamsMisremembers tweets), AFTER THE JUMP…

#BrianWilliamsMisremembers Surfing under fire in Vietnam pic.twitter.com/pKiNBrlFbV
— III Percent (@4enzicTom) February 6, 2015
That time I won the Olympic gold medal. #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/QBuhUO8hHV
— Pam (@summermainst) February 7, 2015
Brian Williams reports he was the left shark at the Super Bowl then #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/tp7Og1ruBy
— Nat Shupe (@NatShupe) February 7, 2015
#BrianWilliams defeats Jesse Owens in 1936 Olympics #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/YxaRG2rSYB
— Philip (@PhilipD79) February 7, 2015
I jumped out of the car and ran towards the shooter on the grassy knoll. #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/sNsrcRGH3v
— Huntur S Thompson (@HunturSThompson) February 7, 2015
"OJ was a lot calmer than most people think during that chase – I wasn't scared at all". #BrianWilliamsMisremembers pic.twitter.com/yN5NGeUo44
— Winners Win (@CelebrateTheWin) February 6, 2015