Claim: In 1943 the Supreme Court ruled that no one can be forced to participate in patriotic rituals such as the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem, so calling for NFL players to be fired for "taking a knee" in protest amounts to calling for the law to be broken.
Fact-check: Did the Supreme Court Rule in 1943 That No One Can Be Forced to Participate in Patriotic Rituals?
Verdict: Mixture
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Emery
Date published: 2018-08-13T16:50:41