A new Sundance documentary, which questions the provenance of a Vietnam War icon, has set off a pitched battle between photojournalists and the filmmakers.

Thomas C. Fox worked in Vietnam with the Associated Press photo editor who alleges the photo credit was switched for one of photojournalism's most iconic news photographs, "The Terror of War." AP has denied the claim.

The makers of a new documentary alleging the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo was deliberately credited to the wrong photographer -- claims denied by the Associated Press -- said Sunday (Jan 26) that it is "critical" to "share this story with the world.

It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a street after being caught in a napalm attack.

A new documentary, The Stringer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has ignited a heated debate over the authorship of one of the most iconic photographs in history: the "Napalm Girl." The

A controversial new documentary film claims to have uncovered a scandal behind one of the most iconic wartime photographs of the 20th century.

"The goal of The Associated Press as a global news organization is to report the facts," the AP said in a statement to TheWrap. "When we became aware of this film and its allegations broadly, we took them very seriously and began investigating.