Nightly News   |  April 18, 2011

Publisher reviewing 'Three Cups of Tea' contents

In response to a scathing "60 Minutes" report, Viking announced it will investigate claims that parts of the bestselling book were fabricated. Meanwhile, author Greg Mortenson is defending both its veracity and his use of charity funds that the book helped to raise. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> the humanitarian and author greg mortenson who wrote "three cups of tea" read by millions said tonight all the experiences he describes in afghanistan and pakistan really happened, though some things have gotten condensed or omitted for the sake of the story. his publisher said today it will conduct a top-to-bottom review of the book after a scathing report on last evening's "60 minutes" that said it was largely fabricated.