Editing Nick Ut (section)

===Controversies===
[[Nixon White House tapes|Audiotapes of]] then-president [[Richard Nixon]] in conversation with his chief of staff, [[H. R. Haldeman]], show that Nixon doubted the veracity of the photograph, musing whether it may have been "fixed".<ref>{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Dan |date=February 28, 2002 |title=Nixon, The A-Bomb, And Napalm |url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nixon-the-a-bomb-and-napalm-28-02-2002/ |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319171716/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nixon-the-a-bomb-and-napalm-28-02-2002/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2016,<ref>{{cite news |last=Ohlheiser |first=Abby |date=September 9, 2016 |title=Facebook backs down, will no longer censor the iconic 'Napalm Girl' war photo |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/09/09/abusing-your-power-mark-zuckerberg-slammed-after-facebook-censors-vietnam-war-photo/ |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319171454/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/09/09/abusing-your-power-mark-zuckerberg-slammed-after-facebook-censors-vietnam-war-photo/ |url-status=live}}</ref> a Norway newspaper published an open letter to [[Mark Zuckerberg]] after censorship was imposed on this photograph placed on the newspaper's Facebook page.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/technology/facebook-vietnam-war-photo-nudity.html |title= Facebook Restores Iconic Vietnam War Photo It Censored for Nudity |first1= Mark |last1= Scott |first2= Mike |last2= Isaac |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= September 9, 2016 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= February 23, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240223191009/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/technology/facebook-vietnam-war-photo-nudity.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentar/i/G892Q/dear-mark-i-am-writing-this-to-inform-you-that-i-shall-not-comply-with-your-requirement-to-remove-this-picture |title= Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply with your requirement to remove this picture. |first= Espen Egil |last= Hansen |work= [[Aftenposten]] |date= December 27, 2016 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319171807/https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentar/i/G892Q/dear-mark-i-am-writing-this-to-inform-you-that-i-shall-not-comply-with-your-requirement-to-remove-this-picture |url-status=live}}</ref> Half of the ministers in the Norwegian government shared the photograph on their Facebook pages, among them prime minister [[Erna Solberg]] from the Conservative Party. Several of the Facebook posts, including the Prime Minister's post, were deleted by Facebook,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.politico.eu/article/norwegian-prime-minister-facebook-wrong-to-censor-vietnam-war-picture/ |title= Facebook accused of censorship of 'Napalm girl' picture |first= Hortense |last= Goulard |work= [[Politico]] |date= September 9, 2016 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319173726/https://www.politico.eu/article/norwegian-prime-minister-facebook-wrong-to-censor-vietnam-war-picture/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/09/facebook-deletes-norway-pms-post-napalm-girl-post-row |title= Facebook deletes Norwegian PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates |first1= Alice |last1= Ross |first2= Julia Carrie |last2= Wong |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= September 9, 2016 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319173604/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/09/facebook-deletes-norway-pms-post-napalm-girl-post-row |url-status=live}}</ref> but later that day, Facebook reinstated the picture and said "the value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community by removal".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://time.com/4485344/napalm-girl-war-photo-facebook/ |title= The Story Behind the 'Napalm Girl' Photo Censored by Facebook |author= Time Photo |magazine= [[Time (Magazine)|Time]] |date= September 9, 2016 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= February 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240219194850/https://time.com/4485344/napalm-girl-war-photo-facebook/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-10/facebook-reverses-move-to-censor-napalm-girl-photo/7832894 |title= Facebook reverses move to censor 'napalm girl' photo |author= AFP |work= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date= September 10, 2016 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320153905/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-10/facebook-reverses-move-to-censor-napalm-girl-photo/7832894 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2025 documentary, ''[[The Stringer]]'' investigates the authorship of the photo and claims that it was not taken by Ut but by a Vietnamese photographer named Nguyễn Thành Nghệ. Ut and [[Associated Press]] both deny the claim.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Horton |first1=Adrian |title='Uncomfortable truths': controversial film challenges authorship of famous photo |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/26/the-stringer-documentary-napalm-girl-photo |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |issn= 1756-3224 |date=26 January 2025 |access-date= February 1, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250201092450/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/26/the-stringer-documentary-napalm-girl-photo |archive-date= February 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> After a year-long investigation into the authorship of the "Napalm Girl" photo, the Associated Press concluded there was no convincing evidence who the photographer is.<ref>{{cite news|title= The Associated Press won't change 'Napalm Girl' photo credit |date= May 7, 2025 |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |issn= 0190-8286 |language= en |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/05/06/napalm-girl-nick-ut-associated-press/ |access-date= May 7, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250507164616/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/05/06/napalm-girl-nick-ut-associated-press/ |archive-date= May 7, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Associated Press finds 'no definitive evidence' to change credit for famous Vietnam War photo |first= David |last= Bauder |date= May 7, 2025 |work= [[Associated Press News]] |language= en |url= https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-war-napalm-girl-photograph-credit-f56690ac24205985c67fb79c688e94e9 |access-date= May 7, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250507193046/https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-war-napalm-girl-photograph-credit-f56690ac24205985c67fb79c688e94e9 |archive-date= May 7, 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[World Press]] carried out its own investigation into the photographer and presented their findings on 10 May in [[Amsterdam]]. They concluded based on an analysis of the location, distance and the camera used, that it is more likely that the photo was taken by Nguyen Thanh Nghe or Huynh Cong Phuc, as they were in a better position than Ut. Given the remaining uncertainty, World Press announced that it would suspend the attribution of authorship to the photo going forwards.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Horton |first1=Adrian |title=‘Napalm Girl’ may be work of different photographer, World Press Photo says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/16/napalm-girl-world-press-photo |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=16 May 2025}}</ref> AP did not change the credit to Ut, citing the absence of conclusive evidence.<ref name=NOS>{{cite news|title= World Press Photo twijfelt over wie iconische Vietnamfoto maakte |date= May 16, 2025 |work= [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]  |language= nl |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2567500-world-press-photo-twijfelt-over-wie-iconische-vietnamfoto-maakte |access-date= May 16, 2025  }}</ref>