Flags at the US Capitol are lowered for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, not Biden

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Flags at the US Capitol are lowered for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, not Biden
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Following a positive COVID-19 test and his announcement on Sunday that he had dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, social media users are pointing to the Capitol flags as alleged proof that Biden has passed on.

Police deploy pepper spray as protesters march toward the U.S. Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is delivering a speech to Congress.President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Del., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Social media users are falsely claiming that flags at the U.S. Capitol are at half-staff in honor of the president. Friday night, according to the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Biden is not dead.

Another X post that also included an image of the Capitol stated: “Flag is at half mast at the Capitol Building in D.C. Biden is dead and they killed him. Will blame on Covid.”NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this weekshots

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