Claim: The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation."
Fact-check: Confederate flag wasn't flown at South Carolina statehouse until 1961, pundit claims
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Anna Bruzgulis
Date published: 2015-06-22T00:00:00