- Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:52 pm
#54709
Bill O’Reilly clarifies claim he saw nuns executed in El Salvador
Says he saw photos of the slain women, did not witness murders
Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly continues to defend his reputation passionately and with attitude — just the way his audience expects.
O’Reilly disputes new allegations that he lied about witnessing the execution of nuns while reporting from El Salvador.
He brought up the deaths on at least two occasions: “The Radio Factor” on September 27, 2005, and “The O’Reilly Factor” on December 14, 2012.
In the first, O’Reilly said, “I’ve seen guys gun down nuns in El Salvador.” In the second, he said, “I saw nuns get shot in the back of the head,”
The politically progressive media watchdog pointed out on Wednesday that Salvadorans had raped and murdered three American nuns and a lay worker in December 1980. But O’Reilly did not arrive in the country until the following year, according to his own timeline of events.
In “The No Spin Zone,” O’Reilly writes that he arrived in El Salvador to cover the conflict several weeks after he was promoted to CBS News correspondent in 1981.
O’Reilly responded that he was referring to seeing photographs, not the actual executions.
Says he saw photos of the slain women, did not witness murders
Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly continues to defend his reputation passionately and with attitude — just the way his audience expects.
O’Reilly disputes new allegations that he lied about witnessing the execution of nuns while reporting from El Salvador.
He brought up the deaths on at least two occasions: “The Radio Factor” on September 27, 2005, and “The O’Reilly Factor” on December 14, 2012.
In the first, O’Reilly said, “I’ve seen guys gun down nuns in El Salvador.” In the second, he said, “I saw nuns get shot in the back of the head,”
The politically progressive media watchdog pointed out on Wednesday that Salvadorans had raped and murdered three American nuns and a lay worker in December 1980. But O’Reilly did not arrive in the country until the following year, according to his own timeline of events.
In “The No Spin Zone,” O’Reilly writes that he arrived in El Salvador to cover the conflict several weeks after he was promoted to CBS News correspondent in 1981.
O’Reilly responded that he was referring to seeing photographs, not the actual executions.
