{"id":2395769,"date":"2025-01-27T17:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-refutes-documentary-that-disputes-photo-credit-for-napalm-girl\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:08:09","slug":"ap-refutes-documentary-that-disputes-photo-credit-for-napalm-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-refutes-documentary-that-disputes-photo-credit-for-napalm-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"AP refutes documentary that disputes photo credit for &#8216;napalm girl&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fap-refutes-documentary-that-disputes-photo-credit-for-napalm-girl%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Associated Press (AP) has refuted \u200bclaims made in a new documentary \u2063that disputes the credit for the iconic &#8220;napalm girl&#8221; photograph\u2062 taken during \u200bthe Vietnam War. Taken on June 8, 1972, the photo features Kim Phuc, a\u2063 naked girl \u2063running from a napalm \u2064attack in\u2064 Trang Bang, Vietnam. The documentary argues that the photo was actually taken by NBC News driver Nguyen Thanh \u2064Nghe, while \u2062AP&#8217;s former \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inventing-anna-subject-rachel-williams-sues-netflix-for-defamation\/\" title=\"\u2018Inventing Anna\u2019 Subject Rachel Williams Sues Netflix For Defamation\">photo editor<\/a>, Carl Robinson, suggested\u200d Nick Ut should receive credit for the image. <\/p>\n<p>In response to \u200dthe documentary, the\u2062 AP stated they found \u200dno evidence\u200d to support the claims against Ut \u2063and welcomed\u200b the opportunity to review any\u200c new\u200b materials. The AP conducted \u200da thorough six-month inquiry regarding the\u2062 photograph\u2063 and maintains its\u2063 position on the attribution.\u2063 Kim Phuc, now\u2063 an advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-claims-fidel-castro-cared-for-chernobyl-victims-to-defend-supporting-russia-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Cuba Claims Fidel Castro Cared for Chernobyl Victims to Defend Supporting Russia in Ukraine\">children affected<\/a> by war,\u200b continues to\u2063 work towards <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">helping children escape conflict \u2063zones<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">AP refutes documentary that disputes photo credit for &lsquo;napalm girl&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> denied that its iconic photo of a naked Vietnamese girl running from a napalm attack was not taken by one of its photographers as a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new documentary<\/a> claims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kim Phuc was in Trang Bang, Vietnam, on June 8, 1972, when southern Vietnam dropped napalm on the town. Phuc became known as the &ldquo;napalm girl&rdquo; when the photo went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and be displayed worldwide, including at the Vietnamese War Museum in Ho Chi Minh.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">,&nbsp;<em>The Stringer<\/em>&nbsp;premiered at the Sundance Film Festival,&nbsp;<\/span>the first time the AP saw the film in its entirety. In it, former AP photo editor Carl Robinson said he was told by a superior to give Nick Ut credit for the photo that the film claims was actually taken by NBC News driver Nguyen Thanh Nghe. Nguyen said the AP gave him $20 for the photo and a printed version that his wife has since destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a&nbsp;report published last week, AP outlined its findings to date, making clear we had seen nothing that proves Nick Ut did not take the photo,&rdquo; the outlet said in a statement since seeing the documentary. &ldquo;We also made clear we welcomed the opportunity to review any additional materials in pursuit of the facts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the AP, it wasn&rsquo;t allowed to speak to Robinson unless it agreed to &ldquo;conditions.&rdquo; The outlet believed these conditions would have &ldquo;hindered our ability to fully investigate and would have prevented us from correcting the record&rdquo; and conducted a six-month investigation, including interviewing five people there that day. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-owned-youtube-censors-2016-documentary-ukraine-on-fire-featuring-oliver-stone\/\" title=\"Google-Owned YouTube Censors 2016 Documentary &#039;Ukraine on Fire&#039; Featuring Oliver Stone\">documentary features<\/a> the on-camera interviews of some 45 people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ut and Phuc offered statements via their shared attorney denying the claims. Neither gave interviews to the documentary. <\/p>\n<p>Phuc has gone on to start her own organization to help children flee their countries during war and most recently helped a group of Ukrainian children escape to Canada in 2022 shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955292\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AP denies claims in documentary about &#8216;napalm girl&#8217; photo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2395770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Napalm-Girl-photo-2022.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23318,5844,49292],"class_list":["post-2395769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ap","tag-documentary","tag-photo-credit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Napalm-Girl-photo-2022.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395769"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395773,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395769\/revisions\/2395773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}