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

And, when it comes down to it, how legitimate are the photos ... flag on the pole outside of the State Department building is upside down, with the stars on the bottom and the red and white ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...