--- description: The Fox News host called accusations by Mother Jones "slander" title: Bill O'Reilly Denies Lying About Experience in War Zones image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26ff759386cf67fe/6987803435ba6f34f9c072df/bill-oreilly1.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bill O'Reilly Denies Fabricating War Zone Experience by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 3:54 PM CUT  Bill O'Reilly is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on February 09, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Bill O'Reilly is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on February 09, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2015 3:54 PM CUT **Correction appended, Feb. 20** Bill O’Reilly [says](http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mother-jones-accuses-bill-oreilly-of-hyping-his-war-zone-experiences/2015/02/19/ddbfaf70-b88f-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2%5Fstory.html "undefined") there’s no truth to the claim that he exaggerated his experiences reporting on the Falklands War in the 1980s. _Mother Jones_ published an article Thursday titled “[Bill O’Reilly Has His Own Brian Williams Problem](http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/bill-oreilly-brian-williams-falklands-war "undefined"),” arguing that the Fox News host has misled the public about his experience reporting on the Falklands conflict between the U.K. and Argentina in 1982\. O’Reilly has misrepresented his location while covering the Falklands conflict, the _Mother Jones_ story contends. O’Reilly covered the campaign from Buenos Aires. But O’Reilly says he has never said he was in the Falklands, the Washington _Post_ reports. The Fox News star said in an interview that he has always been clear he was in the Argentine capital when that country surrendered, noting, “Troops fired at the crowd. I was in the middle of that carnage.” He called the article “a slander” and one of its authors, David Corn, “a liar” and “a guttersnipe.” In response, David Corn told the _Post_, “It’s easier to call someone a liar or a guttersnipe than to answer the question.” \[[_Washington Post_](http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mother-jones-accuses-bill-oreilly-of-hyping-his-war-zone-experiences/2015/02/19/ddbfaf70-b88f-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_After_ ](http://time.com/3716408/two-and-a-half-men-finale-chuck-lorre/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined")[Two and a Half Men_, Chuck Lorre Still Runs CBS_](http://time.com/3716408/two-and-a-half-men-finale-chuck-lorre/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") **Correction:** The original version of this article misstated the countries that participated in the Falklands War. 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