evidence: The claim: The U.S. women's soccer team turned away from WWII veteran during national anthem [...] "SHAMEFUL: Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team turned their backs as 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré played the National Anthem on his harmonica," one Facebook user wrote on July 5. [...] The claim that the U.S. women's soccer team turned their back on a World War II veteran during the national anthem is FALSE, based on our research. The U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. women's soccer team said players were looking at a flag located by the scoreboard at Rentschler Field. Other footage shows the players greeting Dupré and signing his soccer ball.