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7 February 2015
Last updated at 17:36 ET
Mr Williams is the most-watched network anchor in the US
He repeatedly told a story about being shot down in a helicopter in Iraq but veterans disputed his account.
Williams, the most-watched network anchor in the US, blamed the "fog of memory" for the lapse.
In a statement to NBC staff, he said he would not be presenting his nightly show for several days while the network investigated his claims.
"Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us," he added.
On Wednesday, Williams made an on air-apology over the Iraq story.
"I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago," he said. "I want to apologise. I said I was travelling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] fire. I was instead in a following aircraft."
by Biodun Iginla, BBC News, New York
Mr Williams is the most-watched network anchor in the US
US
NBC anchor Brian Williams has said he is temporarily taking himself off
air, days after apologising for wrongly saying he came under fire in
Iraq.
Williams said it had become "painfully apparent" that he was too much a part of the news.He repeatedly told a story about being shot down in a helicopter in Iraq but veterans disputed his account.
Williams, the most-watched network anchor in the US, blamed the "fog of memory" for the lapse.
In a statement to NBC staff, he said he would not be presenting his nightly show for several days while the network investigated his claims.
"Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us," he added.
On Wednesday, Williams made an on air-apology over the Iraq story.
"I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago," he said. "I want to apologise. I said I was travelling in an aircraft that was hit by RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] fire. I was instead in a following aircraft."
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