Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-07-10 20:32:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F64AF1FC64BE7738E5EDD222634E9ED100B96818457B32B04CB8E6807D9F01DC
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The TSA’s shoes requirement for security screenings began in 2006 after an unsuccessful attempted airline bombing by Richard Reid, a British national. The pictured pins are the Palestinian flag, not the Hamas flag. https://www.tsa.gov/timeline#:~:text=Shoe%20Removal-,Aug.,shoes%20to%20screen%20for%20explosives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Palestine#:~:text=The%20flag%20of%20Palestine%20(Arabic,triangle%20issuing%20from%20the%20hoist. https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html
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