A video of a Chinese paraglider surviving an unplanned 8,500m ascent has been removed from multiple news websites due to concerns over its authenticity. The video, which showed the paraglider battling strong winds and frostbite above the clouds, was initially posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin and later licensed by state TV network CCTV.
News organizations including NBC News, BBC, and CNN have pulled the video from their sites after receiving information suggesting it may be AI-generated. The concerns arise from the fact that the video had been cropped to remove a logo for Doubao AI, an AI tool created by Douyin and TikTok owner ByteDance.
The authenticity of the story is being re-investigated, and CNN has stated that all footage in the video is being investigated for its authenticity. The move highlights growing challenges for news organizations in verifying the accuracy of video content, particularly in the face of AI-generated misinformation.
Source: https://deadline.com/2025/05/nbc-viral-chinese-paraglider-video-concerns-ai-generated-1236414202