Trump has not publicly issued an order for flags to be flown at half-staff for Cheney's death, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing that the flags were lowered at the White House "in accordance with statutory law."

You might have heard about presidents ordering American flags flown at half-staff on all federal properties to acknowledge certain holidays or world events, but do you know why the practice is in effect? Here’s everything you need to know about how ...

From beach towels to baseball caps, American flag designs appear everywhere during the Fourth of July. Many uses, though, go against what federal guidelines consider respectful. The U.S. Flag Code, first drafted in 1923 and made federal law in 1942, sets ...

Patriotic holidays and the American flag go hand-in-hand, as many people adorn the graves of fallen soldiers with the stars and stripes. One VERIFY reader texted us a question about cleaning American flags, and “can you wash an American flag” is a ...

After former President Donald Trump’s historic felony conviction, many of his supporters protested the verdict by posting images of an American flag flipped upside down on social media. A Manhattan jury on Thursday found Trump guilty of falsifying ...

On June 10, 2023, social media users shared photographs of a Pride flag draped vertically from the South Portico of the White House between two American flags. Some of these social media posts claimed that the configuration of the flags violated the U.S ...