{"id":2270384,"date":"2024-06-18T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-an-iowa-maga-fan-burn-down-home-accidentally-while-trying-to-burn-pride-flag\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:06:28","slug":"fact-check-did-an-iowa-maga-fan-burn-down-home-accidentally-while-trying-to-burn-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-an-iowa-maga-fan-burn-down-home-accidentally-while-trying-to-burn-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did an Iowa MAGA supporter accidentally burn down their house while attempting to burn a Pride flag?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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-did-an-iowa-maga-fan-burn-down-home-accidentally-while-trying-to-burn-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=2270384&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--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-says-12k-illegal-migrants-released-in-u-s-in-recent-weeks-could-be-even-higher\/\" title=\"DHS Secretary Says 12K Illegal Migrants Released In U.S. In Recent Weeks: \u2018Could Be Even Higher\u2019\">social media post claimed<\/a> that a MAGA supporter \u200bin Iowa accidentally \u2064burned down his house while attempting to burn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nonprofit-gender-nation-donates-thousands-of-inclusive-books-to-elementary-schools-in-san-diego\/\" title=\"Nonprofit \u2018Gender Nation\u2019 Donates Thousands of \u2018Inclusive\u2019 Books to Elementary Schools in San Diego\">gay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/p-is-full-of-pride-nickelodeons-blues-clues-pushes-lgbtq-message\/\" title=\"\u2018P Is Full Of Pride\u2019: Nickelodeon\u2019s \u2018Blues Clues\u2019 Pushes LGBTQ Message\">pride flag<\/a><\/a>. However, this assertion is false as it \u2062originated from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-release-this-fathers-day-statement-insulting-dick-cheney-and-ron-desantis\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Release This Father\u2019s Day Statement Insulting Dick Cheney And Ron DeSantis?\">satirical account<\/a>. In other news, former President Donald Trump visited a \u200bchurch in Detroit to garner support from Black \u2064voters, highlighting the Violent Crime \u200bControl and Law Enforcement Act authored by Biden during \u2063his campaign to build a \u200bBlack voter coalition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":1pk\" aria-controls=\":1pk\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>A post<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fredis007\/status\/1800824155128082874\"> shared on social media<\/a> purports that a man in Iowa accidentally burned down his house trying to burn a pride flag.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This has to be best news of the day:<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: A MAGA fan in Iowa accidentally burned down his house today trying to burn a gay pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 fredis007 (@fredis007) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fredis007\/status\/1800824155128082874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim stems from a satirical account.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump visited a church in Detroit over the weekend as he tried to win the votes of Black voters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-resurrects-bidens-devastating-1994-crime-bill-he-courts-black-detroit-voters-super-predators\">Fox News<\/a><span> <\/span>reported. Trump announced the launch of a Black voter coalition and reminded voters of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which Biden authored.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges that a man was trying to burn a pride flag but accidentally caught his house on fire.<\/p>\n<p>The post reads, \u201cThis has to be best news of the day: BREAKING: A MAGA fan in Iowa accidentally burned down his house today trying to burn a gay pride flag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. The claim appears to have stemmed from a satirical social media account called<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HalfwayPost\/status\/1800676669860004034\">The Halfway Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: A MAGA fan in Iowa accidentally burned down his house today trying to burn a gay pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Halfway Post (@HalfwayPost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HalfwayPost\/status\/1800676669860004034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HalfwayPost\">account\u2019s bio<\/a><span> <\/span>clearly identifies itself as parody reading, \u201cHalfway true comedy and satire by @DashMacIntyre I don\u2019t report the facts, I improve them.\u201d<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/17\/fact-check-image-lgbtq-pride-flags-regent-street\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Image Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Flags On London\u2019s Regent Street Is From 2022)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There have been some instances of protest against pride month recently.<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/lgbtq\/4705267-colorado-gop-burning-pride-flags-pride-month-lgbtq-log-cabin\/\">The Hill<\/a><span> <\/span>reported that the Colorado Republican party called for a burning of the pride flag. The report indicated that in an email they referred to activists as \u201cgodless groomers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/12\/fact-check-steelers-coach-mike-tomlin-not-participate-pride-month\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim Steekers\u2019 coach Mike Tomlin told players not to participate in Pride Month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post claims an Iowa man accidentally set his house on fire while attempting to burn a pride flag. 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