Pete Williams reported on the Boston Marathon bombing.
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The Daily Show: Ears EditionAug 28, 2026
Multiple sources (NBC-linked biography, NBC retirement profile, Wikipedia-derived profile, and 2013 reporting by Politico and U.S. News) confirm Pete Williams, an NBC News correspondent, reported on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The claim is a faithful, neutral paraphrase of the post, which praised his reporting; the post's praise is not separately graded here.
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… Was really quite droll. Now, while Fox never addressed our Benghazi point, it appears now they're asking for more than an apology. Pete Williams, to his credit, got that Boston Marathon terror reporting dead on, and the mainstream media hailed him as a hero for getting it right, which he did. Fox News got this case right. Fox News, not just me, Sean Hannity had a lot of segments, plus O'Reilly had a lot of segments urging caution. …
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Supports. A 2022 UW–Madison profile states Williams reported on many events including the Boston Marathon bombing.[1]
Supports. NBC's 2022 retirement announcement lists the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 among the major events Williams covered for network coverage.[2]
Supports. Contemporaneous 2013 reporting quotes Williams as NBC's reporter on the bombing investigation, including the carjacking account and the false arrest report.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Recently retired NBC News reporter Pete Williams talked ...ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Pete Williams, veteran NBC News correspondent, is retiring in Julynbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Why carjack victim was sparedpolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4FBI: No Arrest in Boston Bombing Case - U.S. News & World Reportusnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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