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Snopes Debunker - Rumors about a pride flag display at the White House, alleged pic of Unabomber with Jeffrey Epstein, and the judge in the Trump documents case

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June 14, 2023

Today: Rumors about a Pride flag display at the White House, alleged pic of Unabomber with Jeffrey Epstein, and the judge in the Trump documents case

Was a Pride Flag Hung Between American Flags at the White House?

On June 10, 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. Flag Code.


Snopes' Izz Scott LaMagdeleine investigated.

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