He had told the story several times, including his appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman and on Nightly News itself only a few nights before several war veterans who had been with Williams in 2002 claimed that Williams had not been present at the time of the crash, but showed up about an hour later to report on it.
Dia menceritakan kisah itu beberapa kali, termasuk penampilan di Late Show dengan David Letterman dan Nightly News sendiri hanya beberapa malam sebelumnya beberapa veteran perang yang telah dengan Williams pada tahun 2002 menyatakan bahwa Williams tidak hadir pada saat itu kecelakaan, tetapi muncul sekitar satu jam kemudian untuk melaporkan hal itu.