Is Facebook banning military emblems? Answer: No.

Claims that social networking website Facebook have decided to ban military emblems from their website are spreading across the site.

We’ve seen a number of versions of this hoax circulate the website, including the below examples…

Apparently Facebook feel that military emblems are inappropriate images to be posted on here please like and share to show support for our Armed Forces, or put on your own Armed Forces emblem.

Facebook doesn’t think military emblems are appropriate… So please share show your support for your military.

Often these messages are attached to images of various military emblems with the message imploring users to like and share the image across Facebook.

Of course the entire rumour is baseless nonsense and the latest in a long line of “Facebook are banning” type rumours, which rarely turn out to be accurate.

These types of rumours are demonstrably false since if they were true, the rumours (and memes) themselves (which typically come attached with the same type of content they claim are being banned) would presumably be taken down by Facebook.

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In this case, dozens of rumours stating that Facebook is banning military emblems are circulating Facebook and have collectively been shared hundreds of thousands of times, and the majority of them come attached to images of military emblems. The official Facebook pages of most military establishments have their respective emblem as their profile picture and regularly post content that contain their emblems. And a quick Facebook search reveals hundreds of Facebook pages that contain military emblems either as their profile picture or cover photo.

Basically, if Facebook were banning these emblems, they’re doing an awfully terrible job.

Since the rumour fails to include any sources or any reasoning as to the apparent ban, there seems to be little reason to trust it. As we stated above, rumours that assert Facebook is banning certain content (such as the Nativity scene or national flags) are prolific and are typically used to spread propaganda or inflate likes for like-farming pages.