Claim: We've received a number of queries about a photograph purporting to show President Obama at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, listening to the national anthem without his hand over his heart. Anyone who saw news coverage of Obama on Veterans Day might have smelled a rat right away: He didn't wear a red tie that day, as he does in the picture, but a blue one, and he wore a winter coat over his suit.
Fact-check: What's Wrong With This Picture? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: we've received a number of queries about a photograph purporting to show president obama at arlington national cemetery on veterans day, listening to the national anthem without his hand over his heart. anyone who saw news coverage of obama on veterans day might have smelled a rat right away: he didn't wear a red tie that day, as he does in the picture, but a blue one, and he wore a winter coat over his suit.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2009-11-18T19:04:04