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Should a U.S. Flag Be Burned Once It Has Touched the Ground?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
June 13, 2004
A misunderstanding of flag protocol has led to the mistaken belief that a U.S. flag should be de ...
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Was a Pride Flag Hung Between American Flags at the White House?
Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 12, 2023
A corner of social media accused the White House of violating federal guidelines governing Ameri ...
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Does This Photograph of a Marine Saluting the U.S. Flag Violate Twitter's Rules?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2018
Despite claims that an image of a marine saluting an American flag was deemed offensive by Twitt ...
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S.C. High School Bans American Flag from Football Games
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 29, 2016
While a South Carolina high school principal prevented students from bringing a U.S. flag to a f ...
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Peotone High School Bans U.S. Flags
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 24, 2016
Peotone High School in Illinois has not banned American flags nor decreed them to be offensive.
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Rhode Island Firefighters in American Flag Flap
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 6, 2016
Firefighters in Rhode Island claimed they were restricted from flying U.S. flags on their trucks ...
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Texas Man Forced to Take Down U.S. Flag Because Muslims Were Offended?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 10, 2016
A false claim from 2014 about a Texas man forced to take down his American flag because it threa ...
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Donald Trump Doesn't Salute the Flag?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 19, 2015
An image of Donald Trump not placing his hand over his heart during the playing of the U.S. nati ...
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Donald Trump's Outsized Flagpole
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 24, 2015
Donald Trump violated Palm Beach ordinances by putting up an outsized U.S. flag and pole, then d ...
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Flags at Half-Staff After Chattanooga Shooting
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 19, 2015
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U.S. Flags Exempt from Sales Taxes
Written by:
David Mikkelson
April 10, 2015
Whether or not you pay sales tax when purchasing American flags depends on what state you live in.
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School Bans U.S. Flag T-Shirts on Cinco de Mayo
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 28, 2014
Rumor: A federal court upheld a ruling that school officials acted correctly in requiring studen ...
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Obama Left-Handed Salute?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec. 6, 2009
A photograph showing Barack and Michelle Obama saluting the U.S. flag with their left hands is j ...
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Finial Duty
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 26, 2003
Does the gold ball atop a military flagpole contain a match, a razor and a bullet?
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