---
title: "NBC’s Believability Burned"
description: "Report Summary The believability of NBC News has been diminished in the eyes of the public after it admitted that it staged the explosion of a General Motors truck during a segment of the newsmagazine program “Dateline NBC.”"
date: "1993-03-03"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/1993/03/03/nbcs-believability-burned/"
categories:
  - "Media Industry"
  - "Television"
---

# NBC’s Believability Burned

## Report Summary

The believability of NBC News has been diminished in the eyes of the public after it admitted that it staged the explosion of a General Motors truck during a segment of the newsmagazine program "Dateline NBC."