{"id":1495860,"date":"2022-05-28T17:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495860"},"modified":"2022-05-28T17:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:31:47","slug":"fact-check-no-the-colors-of-ukraines-flag-have-not-been-added-to-the-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-the-colors-of-ukraines-flag-have-not-been-added-to-the-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, The Colors Of Ukraine\u2019s Flag Have Not Been Added To The Pride Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-the-colors-of-ukraines-flag-have-not-been-added-to-the-pride-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1495860&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/M6wnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> purportedly shows the newest version of the pride flag, which includes the colors of Ukraine\u2019s flag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cd53H2HO7rZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image originated as satire. There is no evidence the colors of Ukraine\u2019s flag have been added to the pride flag.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The rainbow flag is a symbol of LGBTQ pride, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/how-did-the-rainbow-flag-become-a-symbol-of-lgbt-pride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Britannica<\/a>. An image shared on Instagram claims to show an updated version of the flag that includes a blue and yellow stripe. \u201cWhy do they keep adding bars to this thing?\u201d reads text included in the image.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell is this? Now the Alphabet Flag has stripes for black lives matters AND Ukraine,\u201d reads part of the post\u2019s caption. The Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/flag-of-Ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flag<\/a> is blue and yellow. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/01\/fact-check-kenya-building-ukraine-flag-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show A Kenyan Building Lit With The Colors Of The Ukrainian Flag?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image does not show a legitimate pride flag, however. Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=ukraine%27s+colors+added+to+pride+flag&#038;cvid=24cd56a397984f6bb3b67715b0281818&#038;aqs=edge..69i57.4519j0j4&#038;FORM=ANAB01&#038;PC=U531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about the colors of Ukraine\u2019s flag being added to the pride flag. The flag does not appear on an online archive of pride flags maintained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/pridecenter\/pride-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Western Connecticut State University\u2019s Pride Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The image shared on Instagram was created as satire, according to the website <a href=\"https:\/\/news.knowyourmeme.com\/news\/new-pride-flag-showing-ukraine-color-striping-angers-some-on-social-media-who-dont-realize-its-fake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Know Your Meme<\/a>. The website explains the image was initially shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARYANFAGGOT\/status\/1528449261385678848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528449261385678848%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Ffactcheck-ukraineflag-pride-idUSL2N2XJ1KJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> May 22 as a joke before being misinterpreted by other social media users.<\/p>\n<p>This newest version of the pride flag was created in 2018 in order to include people of color and the transgender community, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefocus.news\/culture\/progress-pride-flag-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Focus.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram purportedly shows the newest version of the pride flag, which includes the colors of Ukraine\u2019s flag. Verdict: False The image originated as satire. 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