A classic nine star flag, which is designed in the same way of the standard American flag, features nine stars in a circle. It was used as a Confederate First National flag and it can be found ...

A rumor circulating online in early February 2025 claimed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration replaced the standard 50-star U.S. flag with a nine-star flag on government websites.

A flag icon with nine stars stacked horizontally that sits atop most federal government websites has been used since 2017. It was not added after President Donald Trump’s second term began.

However, a closer examination of the claims and recent fact-checks prove no official modifications have been made to the American flag. "The flag with the nine stars was one version of the ...

Further, these stars are arranged in nine rows of alternating five and six stars, all placed on a blue rectangle in the upper left-hand corner of the flag. This blue section is called the “union.” ...