“No one has called for flags to be flown at Half Mast in honor of our Marines that lost their lives.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 26 Aug 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation honoring those who died at the Kabul airport Aug. 26 and calling for flags to be flown at half-staff. But a meme makes the false claim that no such order had been issued.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 August 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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