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Issues: Pride Month

Viral Video Makes False Claim About Pride Month Flag Display

Viral Video Makes False Claim About Pride Month Flag Display
June 14, 2023

Rockefeller Center is celebrating Pride Month with a display of rainbow flags to show it is “an inclusive and diverse space for all.” But an Instagram post uses an image of Pride flags at Rockefeller Center while falsely claiming it shows the “United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.” The U.N. never changes its flag display, a spokesperson said.

Posts Misrepresent Virtual Rainbow on Arc de Triomphe for Pride Month

Posts Misrepresent Virtual Rainbow on Arc de Triomphe for Pride Month
June 12, 2023

A video artist posted an animation of a large rainbow coiling around and through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on June 1 in celebration of Pride Month and support for the LGBTQ+ community. But posts on social media falsely suggested the rainbow had been physically installed and “defaced” the historic structure.