Fact checks, commentary, and analysis on flags.
Politics
An image which appears to be a statement from City of York Council warning that residents “experience” flags as “racist” and “exclusionary” appears to have been faked. Read
Crime
The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle. Read
Culture & Society
Many versions of the picture retain the ‘Grok’ watermark—the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot integrated with X, which creates images from prompts. Read
Crime
Claims that most of those arrested were counter-protesters don’t tally with what the police have said. Read
Culture & Society
Organisers of the event and multiple social media users are quoting this figure, but the actual Metropolitan Police estimate is much lower. Read
Culture & Society
Thousands have shared altered photos of street artist Banksy’s most recent mural at London’s Royal Courts of Justice. Read
Culture & Society
Cumbria Police confirmed the picture actually shows officers fitting a camera at a local church after vandalism reports. They said the flag “stayed put”. Read
Culture & Society
The photo shows the flag flown from the castle for the VE Day anniversary in May, which had nothing to do with the recent campaign dubbed ‘Operation Raise the Colours’. Read
Culture & Society
A screenshot of the fake article has been shared widely amid a movement to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces across the UK. Read
Culture & Society
The viral image has been shared with claims it shows homes decorated by veterans, but it predates the current social media campaign to raise flags in public spaces across the UK. Read
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