The 17-year-old who said he designed the US flag

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Watch 'Crazy American History with Eric Shawn', now streaming on Fox Nation How about the widespread decades-long claim that a 17-year-old high school junior from Lancaster, Ohio, Bob Heft, made the first 50-star flag and sent it to the White House to be approved as our current stars and stripes? "I, of course, designed the flag of our country, the current flag," said Heft. "It’s not just a piece of cloth, it's the fabric of America." This compelling and uniquely American story is told in the first episode of "Crazy America History with Eric Shawn," now streaming on Fox Nation. ONLY 27 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS WILL DISPLAY AMERICAN FLAG ON JULY 4: POLL For decades, Bob Heft claimed that he was responsible for designing the 50 star American flag. (Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw News via AP Photo) Heft sewed his flag as part of a high school history class projec