Users on social media noticed that the flag outside of the State Department building in D.C. is flying upside down and they ...

A photograph purporting to show the American flag being flown upside down outside the State Department has gone viral on ...

Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.

The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free speech protections prevent prosecution.

The upside-down flag, once a signal of distress for sailors ... and not displaying its stars and stripes on clothing. These common practices also violate the code but carry no legal consequences.