While some observers made light of the flag mishap, others suggested that it might imply more grave implications. A comment read: "Oh it is upside down all right. Red stripes should be at the bottom." ...

Two climbers were met with an upside down U.S. flag after summiting Flagpole Peak above the Echo Lakes on Tuesday, June 10.

Flying the American flag upside down, except in an emergency, is against the U.S. Flag Code, ... 11 people stabbed at Salem Union Gospel Mission men's shelter, suspect in custody.

The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free speech protections prevent prosecution.

The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free speech protections prevent prosecution.