{"id":1585411,"date":"2022-08-02T16:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585411"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:40:58","slug":"fact-check-did-pat-toomey-send-this-tweet-about-why-he-voted-no-on-a-recent-veterans-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-pat-toomey-send-this-tweet-about-why-he-voted-no-on-a-recent-veterans-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Pat Toomey Send This Tweet About Why He Voted No On A Recent Veterans Bill?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-pat-toomey-send-this-tweet-about-why-he-voted-no-on-a-recent-veterans-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585411&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2021-01-10T000000Z_1164475244_RC225L9PPJ53_RTRMADP_3_PAT-TOOMEY-scaled-e1659377005772.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mary.crumptoncolyer\/posts\/pfbid02MVXFqAQTzWMD2J34J3hczLmqp11ay86z8YSLJZpVsjfUFQWp6VyK92crBXxURQ57l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows a tweet from Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey in which he explains that he voted no on a recent veterans bill to avoid giving \u201cradical President Joe Biden a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. A spokesperson for Toomey denied the senator made such a comment.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Toomey was one of 14 Republican senators who voted against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/797\/text#:~:text=Short%20title.,2.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act<\/a>, a bill created to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, earlier this summer, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/politics-nation\/2022\/08\/01\/toomey-amendment-budget-gimmick-veterans-health-pact-act-burn-pit-cancer-toxins-agent-orange\/stories\/202208010064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/a>. Toomey claims his opposition was based on a \u201cbudget gimmick\u201d in the bill and said he would support it if this point was addressed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/07\/31\/toomey-burn-pit-veterans-00048839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook appears to show a tweet from Toomey\u2019s verified Twitter account about the bill. \u201cAs much as it pains me, almost to tears, I cannot vote for the Veteran Support Bill proposed in the U.S. Senate,\u201d reads the purported tweet. \u201cWe simply cannot afford to give radical Joe Biden a win. Veterans may die because of this, but that\u2019s what they signed up for. That\u2019s why this is so hard on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated, however. Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=As+much+as+it+pains+me%2C+almost+to+the+point+of+tears%2C+I+cannot+vote+for+the+Veteran+Support+Bill+proposed+in+the+US+Senate.+We+simply+cannot+afford+to+give+radical+Joe+Biden+a+win.+Veterans+may+die+because+of+this%2C+but+that%E2%80%99s+what+they+signed+up+for.+That%E2%80%99s+why+this+is+so+hard+on+me+senator+pat+toomey&#038;oq=As+much+as+it+pains+me%2C+almost+to+the+point+of+tears%2C+I+cannot+vote+for+the+Veteran+Support+Bill+proposed+in+the+US+Senate.+We+simply+cannot+afford+to+give+radical+Joe+Biden+a+win.+Veterans+may+die+because+of+this%2C+but+that%E2%80%99s+what+they+signed+up+for.+That%E2%80%99s+why+this+is+so+hard+on+me+senator+pat+toomey&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57.412j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to suggest Toomey made this comment. It does not appear on Toomey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toomey.senate.gov\/search?as_sitesearch=&#038;client=toomey&#038;num=15&#038;numgm=3&#038;q=As+much+as+it+pains+me%2C+almost+to+the+point+of+tears%2C+I+cannot+vote+for+the+Veteran+Support+Bill+proposed+in+the+US+Senate.+We+simply+cannot+afford+to+give+radical+Joe+Biden+a+win.+Veterans+may+die+because+of+this%2C+but+that%E2%80%99s+what+they+signed+up+for.+That%E2%80%99s+why+this+is+so+hard+on+me+senator+pat+toomey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> or on any of his verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044286496801\/search?q=As%20much%20as%20it%20pains%20me%2C%20almost%20to%20the%20point%20of%20tears%2C%20I%20cannot%20vote%20for%20the%20Veteran%20Support%20Bill%20proposed%20in%20the%20US%20Senate.%20We%20simply%20cannot%20afford%20to%20give%20radical%20Joe%20Biden%20a%20win.%20Veterans%20may%20die%20because%20of%20this%2C%20but%20that%E2%80%99s%20what%20they%20signed%20up%20for.%20That%E2%80%99s%20why%20this%20is%20so%20hard%20on%20me%20senator%20pat%20toomey&#038;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&#038;q=%22As%20much%20as%20it%20pains%20me%2C%20almost%20to%20tears%2C%20I%20cannot%20vote%20for%20the%20Veteran%20Support%20Bill%20proposed%20in%20the%20US%20Senate%22%20(from%3ASenToomey)%20lang%3Aen&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> pages. There is likewise no record of the purported tweet on ProPublica\u2019s archive of his <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/politwoops\/user\/PatToomey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deleted tweets<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/03\/29\/fact-check-us-government-spend-zero-dollars-homeless-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: FACT CHECK: Does The US Government Spend Zero Dollars On Homeless Veterans?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fake tweet,\u201d said Amy Hasenberg, a spokesperson for Toomey, in an email to Check Your Fact. \u201cAt no point, has the Senator said that on Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a fake tweet attributed to a politician has gone viral. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/08\/01\/fact-check-trudeau-monkeypox-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> recently debunked a viral image that appeared to show a tweet from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about limiting his \u201cnumber of sexual partners to avoid spreading monkeypox.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows a tweet from Republican Pennsylvania Sen. 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