US Flag Upside Down Outside State Department, Photo Appears to Suggest

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A photograph purporting to show the American flag being flown upside down outside the State Department has gone viral on social media.
Newsweek contacted the Department of State and the Reddit user who first posted the photograph for comment on Thursday outside regular office hours via email and Reddit direct message, respectively.
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