Comment: Note the contradiction in these 2 paragraphs from SNOPES.
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Although the custom is sometimes more honored in the breach than in the
observance, the U.S. Flag Code states that:
During a rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all
present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag
with the right hand over the heart.
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(It's also not clear from the photograph or the video just what the
candidates are looking at. The Flag Code advises that they should be
"standing at attention facing the flag,"..................)
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