Although upside-down flags used to be a literal signal to allies that the people there were in distress, more recently it's ...

Flying the American flag upside down is often done during times of distress or unrest. An American flag was hung upside down over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park over the weekend to protest ...

Chicago pastor Father Michael Pfleger protested the Trump administration by hanging an upside-down American flag outside his church. The move symbolizes a nation in distress, according to Pfleger.