Is India still a British colony? Maybe Facebook thinks so

India gained its independence from Britain in 1947, but on Facebook’s page for India, the country still carries the British flag.

It’s curious because just a year ago, the same page showcased the correct flag, so I’ll let the Internet theorize on when, how and why it was changed to a British flag. Here’s something to note:

The page in question is an ‘interest-based’ page and is generated automatically, however there is an option for people to add information such as a website or a photo. So it seems like some mischievous person may have replaced the flag and the Facebook team approved the changes without careful review.

Here are some screenshots & the link to the page

Facebook Page for India (it does include link to an official website)

 

The page is the third result for Pages when searching for India

 

Facebook notes that the Page information comes from Wikipedia, but Wiki has the correct flag

 

Anyone can “suggest a photo” and then it goes to Facebook for approval

 

You can “Report” the page, but there isn’t an option for “corrections” of this nature

 

Aren’t people noticing the wrong flag when “checking in”?

 

*Please note that this post is meant to get the glitch fixed and not start a war between Modi & Zuckerberg 😉