WHAT WE FOUND: You will see an American flag with 9 stars in the top left corner of government websites like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WHAT WE FOUND: You will see an American flag with 9 stars in the top left corner of government websites like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The U.S. Web Design System shows this ...

VERIFY What we know about the American flag icon published on government websites The U.S. Web Design System recommends a banner on all federal sites.

VERIFY What we know about the American flag icon published on government websites The U.S. Web Design System recommends a banner on all federal sites.

The upside-down American flag, originally an apolitical symbol used by sailors to signal that their ship was in trouble, has since been adopted by both the political left and right in protest.