Earlier this year we reported on allegations that Vietnamese photographer and long-time Leica user, Nick Ut, did not actually take ‘Napalm Girl,’ one of the most famous war images of all time.

The 1972 photo of a naked nine-year-old girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, fleeing a napalm attack has long been credited to Nick Ut of the Associated Press (AP).

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, center, alongside Kim Phuc, left, holds a copy of “Napalm Girl,” his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, as they wait to meet with Pope Francis at the ...

Nick Ut, center, holds his Pulitzer-winning "Napalm Girl" photo alongside Kim Phuc, left, as they await a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, 11 May 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia ...