Several of the users spreading the claim said the flag originated with the Confederacy and the U.S. Civil War, referencing it ...

such as never carrying the flag flat or horizontally, and not displaying its stars and stripes on clothing. These common practices also violate the code but carry no legal consequences.

Welsh ministers have been accused of shrugging off responsibility and waving a "white flag" over major cuts at Cardiff University. The institution has announced plans to cut 400 full-time jobs ...

The Welsh Labour Government is “waving the white flag” on job cuts at Cardiff University ... vice-chancellor of the university, said it was “no longer an option” for them to continue ...