U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such ...

Coast Guard reclassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols after backlash

The US Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face ...

Coast Guard backtracks after swastikas, nooses 'potentially divisive'

The U.S. Coast Guard has reversed course on swastikas and nooses, saying they are "hate symbols" after reportedly issuing ...

What we know about Coast Guard's policy update on swastikas, other hate symbols

According to a November 2025 Coast Guard policy, symbols like swastikas and nooses were "potentially divisive" rather than ...
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Fact Check: Did the US Coast Guard change its classification of hate symbols?

The Washington Post claimed the US Coast Guard will reclassify a World War II–era extremist emblem, nooses, and other symbols ...

Swastikas, nooses and Confederate flags designated Coast Guard ‘hate symbols’ after uproar

Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday said hate symbols including swastikas and nooses remain prohibited as the service clarifies its existing policy.

US Coast Guard denies claim it will stop classifying swastikas as hate symbols: ‘Categorically false’

The claims that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses or other extremist imagery as prohibited ...

U.S. Coast Guard says swastikas, nooses, Confederate flags don’t represent hate

The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer recognize swastikas as symbols of hatred, instead acknowledging the Nazi symbol as ...

Trump govt ending swastika, noose as hate symbols? Coast Guard's move explained; 'did Nazi this coming'

The US Coast Guard is going to stop classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols and categorize them as ‘potentially ...