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The Truth: The meaning of the folding of the American flag that is described in this eRumor is not without importance, but it is not official and not required. Public Law 94-344, known as the Federal Flag Code, is the law of the land regarding the handling and displaying of the American flag.
Claim: The folding of a U.S. flag traditionally incorporates thirteen separate folds because each of the folds has a special meaning. mixture: WHAT'S TRUE: Custom has ascribed specific meanings to each of the 13 folds applied to a U.S. flag. WHAT'S FALSE: Flags are not folded 13 time because of these meanings.