Claim: The rumor that President Barack Obama refuses, or doesn't know how, to say the pledge of allegiance just won't die. Since early in his presidential candidacy, we've been getting e-mails with photos that purport to show Obama failing to properly salute the flag during the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem. The photos have reliably been real, but taken out of context. The most recent example, for instance, included a genuine photo of Obama standing with hands folded while everyone else saluted or put their hands over their hearts —
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Verdict: the rumor that president barack obama refuses, or doesn't know how, to say the pledge of allegiance just won't die. since early in his presidential candidacy, we've been getting e-mails with photos that purport to show obama failing to properly salute the flag during the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem. the photos have reliably been real, but taken out of context. the most recent example, for instance, included a genuine photo of obama standing with hands folded while everyone else saluted or put their hands over their hearts —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-01-12T03:53:26