“Gold fringe on an American flag means “the Constitution is suspended.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 14 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Gold fringe added to the American flag is merely decorative. It does not signify that the U.S. Constitution has been suspended.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 June 2023, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CtdRXj-t2kY/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=0dca7808-6ddc-439e…
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