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Reuters removes footage: Video of Chinese skydiver may have been made with Artificial Intelligence

2025-06-02 11:47:25Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Reuters removes footage: Video of Chinese skydiver may have been made with
Video of Chinese skydiver may have been made with Artificial Intelligence

A Chinese skydiver's account of being sucked into a cloud that lifted him 8,000 meters into the sky has been questioned by some experts. His video broadcast by Chinese state media has turned out to be, in all likelihood, partially faked.

The video was originally posted on May 24 by his support team on the Douyin app (China's TikTok), but it appears they used artificial intelligence to fake some of the footage, according to an analysis by a digital company contacted by Reuters.

The video began with Peng Yujiang, 55, among the clouds, his face covered in ice. The video, which caused a sensation in skydiving circles, was broadcast in China and distributed internationally by state broadcaster CCTV. Other news agencies also shared the video.

But California-based digital security company GetReal said it was “quite confident” that the first five seconds of Peng Yujiang’s video contained images generated by artificial intelligence. GetReal and skydivers who carefully reviewed the video have noticed some discrepancies. Peng’s legs are initially hanging without the insulating covering that is later shown. His helmet is first white, then black.

However, five expert skydivers interviewed by Reuters said it was possible that Peng had flown to 8,589 meters as he claimed and survived. But four of them also disputed his claim that the flight had been an unavoidable accident.

The current record for a scheduled flight is held by French pilot Antoine Girard, who flew 8,407 meters over the Himalayas in 2021.

Peng recorded and then deleted his flight log on “XContest,” a website popular among skydivers, according to Jakub Havel, a Czech skydiver who helps run the forum. Havel said other flights by Peng are still on the site.

"No one intentionally allows themselves to be sucked into a cloud storm in an attempt to break a record. It's something that any reasonable skydiver tries to avoid at all costs," said Havel, who said Peng's flight should not be considered a record.

In a statement, Reuters said it had removed Peng's video from Reuters Connect, an online marketplace that carries material from more than 100 news organizations.

“This content is clearly labeled as third-party content and has not been verified or endorsed by Reuters,” a statement said. “When we were notified of content that likely contained elements generated by artificial intelligence on the Reuters Connect platform, we investigated and removed it because the material did not comply with our partner content policy,” Reuters said in a statement.


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