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

A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

You will see an American flag with 9 stars in the top left corner of government websites like the Centers for Disease Control ...

Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an ...

The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...

One features a magnolia tree, and a fifth flag design contains a red, white and blue shield with a single star above it ... “With the historic flag vote in Jackson, our legislators stole our voice ...

“Only the simplest designs really function well,” said Kaye, who is the secretary of the North American Vexillological Association — “The World’s Largest Organization of Flag Enthusiasts ...