THE OFFENSE
The Washington Post’s Tara Copp and Michelle Boorstein published an article claiming that The U.S. Coast Guard would no longer classify the swastika, nooses, and the confederate flag as hate symbols.
THE TRUTH
The Washington Post’s claim isn’t remotely true, and they posted the article without official comment from the Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security stated that Copp and Boorstein’s article is “unequivocally false.”
KEY POINTS
• The Washington Post released a fake story about Coast Guard policy without confirmation or comment from the department.
SOURCES
• U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
• Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin's Statement
