US Flag Upside Down Outside State Department, Photo Appears to Suggest
A photograph purporting to show the American flag being flown upside down outside the State Department has gone viral on ...
VERIFY | Are photos of an upside-down U.S. flag real?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A photo circulating online showing the American flag flying upside down outside the U.S. Department of State has raised questions from social media users about its authenticity. The ...
No, it’s not illegal to display the U.S. flag upside down
The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free speech protections prevent prosecution.
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No, it’s not illegal to display the U.S. flag upside down
Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency ... except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.” But the flag code’s language is ...