In 2025, The Associated Press launched a year-long investigation into the authorship of the iconic “Napalm Girl” photo, long credited to Nick Ut. Prompted by claims in the film The Stringer, the AP reviewed archival footage, eyewitness accounts, and physical negatives. While new questions emerged, the agency concluded there was insufficient evidence to change the credit, preserving Ut’s authorship of one of history’s most powerful war images.