3 September 2019 Fact checks

This image was edited to make it appear that Remain supporters burnt a Union Flag

By Rachael Krishna • 1 min

What was claimed

A photo of Remain supporters holding a burning Union Flag has been edited.

Our verdict

It is correct that the image has been edited.

A number of Facebook posts have claimed that an image showing Remain supporters with burning a Union Flag is edited. 

It is correct that the image has been manipulated. A photo from protests in March 2019 has been edited to add the burning flag. 

The original image of the burning flag comes from a video of a protest in Argentina regarding the Falklands, which has also been falsely attributed to Remain supporters. 

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This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as true as the image has been edited.