“Harvard has REPLACED the American flag with the Palestinian flag.”
Social media posts
U.S.. Claim dated 28 Apr 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Protesters against the war in Gaza raised three Palestinian flags on the Harvard University campus. The flags were removed by Harvard staff shortly after they were raised by the protesters.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 April 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 April 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
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