19 October 2018 Despite claims that an image of a marine saluting an American flag was deemed offensive by Twitter, we found no evidence that it violated the company's rules.
20 December 2015 An image of Donald Trump not placing his hand over his heart during the playing of the U.S. national anthem doesn't reflect reality.
29 August 2016 While a South Carolina high school principal prevented students from bringing a U.S. flag to a football game, the school did not issue a ban on the Stars and Stripes.
24 August 2016 Peotone High School in Illinois has not banned American flags nor decreed them to be offensive.
6 June 2016 Firefighters in Rhode Island claimed they were restricted from flying U.S. flags on their trucks, but the full details behind the controversy were missing from some news reporting.
10 February 2016 A false claim from 2014 about a Texas man forced to take down his American flag because it threatened Muslims has been resurrected.
25 September 2015 Donald Trump violated Palm Beach ordinances by putting up an outsized U.S. flag and pole, then donating the money he was fined to veterans' organizations.
19 July 2015
26 February 2014 Rumor: A federal court upheld a ruling that school officials acted correctly in requiring students to remove clothing featuring U.S. flag designs on Cinco de Mayo.
10 April 2015 Whether or not you pay sales tax when purchasing American flags depends on what state you live in.
14 June 2004 A misunderstanding of flag protocol has led to the mistaken belief that a U.S. flag should be destroyed -- specifically by burning it -- if it has been allowed to touch the ground.
6 December 2009 A photograph showing Barack and Michelle Obama saluting the U.S. flag with their left hands is just another digitally flipped image.
