⁍ A black-and-white American flag with one blue stripe, also known as a ‘thin blue line’ flag, was displayed behind the stage of President Donald Trump’s rally at Waukesha County Airport, Wisconsin on Oct. 24.

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⁍ Some users on social media are claiming this flag, used as a symbol of solidarity for the police by some but holding a racist subtext for others, was displayed instead of the American flag.

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⁍ Footage of the scene shows both flags were present at the rally.

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– A black-and-white American flag with one blue stripe, also known as a “thin blue line” flag, was displayed behind the stage of President Trump’s rally at Waukesha County Airport, Wisconsin, on Oct. 24. Some users on social media are claiming this flag, used as a symbol of solidarity for the police by some but holding a racist subtext for others, was displayed instead of the American flag. This is inaccurate: footage of the scene shows both flags were present at the rally. Most of the claim feature a screenshot of a tweet here by Jeff Sharlet, professor of English at Dartmouth College, that features a photograph of the stage of the rally and reads: “Tonight in Wisconsin. First the anti-Black Lives Matter flag flew outside his rallies, then beside the American flag. Now it has replaced the American flag. That’s significant.” But Reuters fact-checks the claim, noting that footage of the scene shows both flags were present at the rally.