Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.

However, a closer examination of the claims and recent fact-checks prove no official modifications have been made to the American flag. "The flag with the nine stars was one version of the ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...