Why Is There a Black Flag Flying Over The White House?

Is there suddenly a Black Flag flying over the White House?

The rumor has been going viral online, see here for example:

Confirmed Black Flag over the Whitehouse. Here is the "correct" decode. Dark to light, longest night of the year, end of message begin new message, mutiny on ship, take no prisoners give no quarter. Winter equinox 4:19am EST 12 21 2024. https://t.co/yPvYUhiEMc

— Juan O Savin 107 (@JuanOSavin107) December 22, 2024

In fact, the rumor started to gain so much steam that my favorite boots-on-the-ground source in DC, Penguin6, jumped in to investigate.

Many of you probably recognize P6, he’s done excellent work over the years simply heading out to the streets of DC to video what he sees and show everyone who doesn’t live there.

He had apparently seen enough of the Black Flag rumors swirling around that he decided to jump in and show everyone.

SPOILER ALERT: Yes, there is a Black Flag over the White House.

SECOND SPOILER ALERT: No, it’s not new.  And it’s not mysterious.

Here’s the answer: