A recent Fox News interview has sent the world reeling. Not for its breaking content but shocking visuals. Recently, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward appeared on the news channel's segment to talk about the US-Iran standoff. During the interview, Harward broke down what he said was US President Donald Trump's method toward Tehran and he argued that Washington was leaning on economic sanctions, regional pressure and strategic patience. “Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, former CENTCOM deputy commander, provides analysis on the Iran standoff, asserting President Donald Trump controls the narrative and has time to leverage sanctions against Iran. Harward suggests the strategy is forcing Iranian capitulation, not just negotiations. He highlights the regime's internal discord and the global economic pressure on Iran, including the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage,” Fox News said about Harward's appearance on the show.The interview instantly went viral, not for its geopolitical gist but Harward's look on camera. Soon, claims began circulating that he was wearing a prosthetic face mask. In the clip going viral on the internet, the area around Harward's collarbone showed discoloured skin raised away from his actual neck, thus igniting the debate.People claimed that Fox News had aired "a man wearing a mask of Admiral Robert Harward" and another person just asked what viewers were actually looking at on screen.Many others matched the claims to older internet conspiracies such as actor Jim Carrey wearing a mask, adding that Harward's 'neck and face' looked kinda off on camera."People are so dumb man. Yes it's a mask but not for conspiracy...Makeup might not work on their skin so they do silicon with makeup on it," wrote a user."I’m need a rational explanation for this. Like now." asked one."They're practising mask technology for when they want us to think various leaders are still alive," theorised another."So did he just not feel like going on and decide “hey why don’t we make a mask so you can hop on for me”? I’m so confused as to why this would even be necessary" a user questioned.Who is Robert Harward?Harward is a retired Vice Admiral and a former Navy SEAL. He's seen as one of the most decorated SEAL officers in the history of the US military. Post the 9/11 attacks, he led US Special Operations forces in Afghanistan and in 2003 he oversaw Navy SEAL operations connected to the Iraq war. Throughout his career he took part in missions across Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, plus a number of classified operations. After that, he served as Deputy Commander of CENTCOM, and he held senior national security positions in Washington. After leaving active duty, Harward worked with Lockheed Martin in the UAE. Now he works as Executive Vice President for International Business and Strategy at Shield AI.