**Headline:** *Sharyn Alfonsi Caught in Shocking Deepfake Scandal – Viral Video PROVES She Wasn’t in Ukraine?*
**The Claim:** A viral video circulating on Telegram and X (formerly Twitter) shows a grainy, split-screen comparison of two clips: one of Sharyn Alfonsi reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine, for a recent *60 Minutes* segment, and another of her walking down a sunny New York City street the same day. The narrator claims the Ukraine footage is a “studio set on a soundstage,” pointing to a misaligned "shadow of a telephone pole" that doesn't match the real skyline.
**Status: FAKE**
**The Facts:**
1. **The Timeline:** Alfonsi did report from Ukraine in late 2023. However, the "New York" clip was actually filmed three days earlier during a layover at JFK Airport. The video’s creator spliced the dates to manufacture a contradiction.
2. **The Shadow:** The "misaligned telephone pole" was analyzed by independent forensic video experts. It’s a processing artifact caused by a compression algorithm when the original *60 Minutes* broadcast was re-encoded into a low-res MP4 for social media.
3. **The Source:** The video first appeared on a channel known for posting fabricated content about journalists, alleging they work for the "CIA Media Division." There is zero evidence. The NSA and CBS News have both confirmed Alfonsi’s secure Pentagon-approved access to the Kyiv bureau.
**Verdict:** 100% fabricated. Sharyn Alfonsi was physically in Ukraine. This is a textbook deepfake operation meant to discredit war correspondence.