Claim: Says James Mattis said, "If you burn the American flag you'll spend two years in the military. I promise you, you'll be cured of the desire to burn a flag ever again."
Fact-check: Fake flag-burning quote attributed to Mattis
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Ciara O'Rourke
Date published: 2021-06-04T00:00:00