{"id":1591346,"date":"2022-08-05T16:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1591346"},"modified":"2022-08-05T16:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:25:41","slug":"fact-check-did-a-u-s-military-veteran-sell-his-medals-to-buy-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-a-u-s-military-veteran-sell-his-medals-to-buy-groceries\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did A U.S. Military Veteran Sell His Medals To Buy Groceries?"},"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\">26<\/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-a-u-s-military-veteran-sell-his-medals-to-buy-groceries%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=1591346&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\/2014-07-21T120000Z_137750298_TB3EA7L1K0AWS_RTRMADP_3_USA-OBAMA-MEDAL-e1659645121474.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carol.kelley.5245\/posts\/pfbid0Pstq477V2Xrh3HRM9C5TnEZZ4VvTo8xZekhd58SxytTK2hDRdJdAkv9ZYdCkyoRCl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims a U.S. World War II veteran named Jacob Rivas sold his medals in order to buy groceries.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The story is fabricated. There are no records of any Medal of Honor recipient with the last name Rivas, according to the National Medal of Honor Museum\u2019s recipient database.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>U.S. inflation reached 9.1 percent on the consumer price index in June, with food prices up over 10 percent since last year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/cpi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">index<\/a>. A post shared on Facebook claims the price increase recently forced one decorated veteran to sell his medals in order to buy groceries.<\/p>\n<p>The post links to a July 30 article from the blog pronews10.com titled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pronews10.com\/cali\/old-veteran-sells-his-medals-to-buy-groceries-next-day-sees-military-band-playing-at-his-yard\/?_unique_id=62e52c1724a76&#038;fbclid=IwAR0yklSg6lEu8xFwCNJYbNFsFxpHVscF_vqMj-QWJijfgTYoFOKgTx0KqOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Veteran Sells His Medals to Buy Groceries, Next Day Sees Military Band Playing At His Yard<\/a>.\u201d The article claims that Rivas, a 93-year-old World War II veteran who won the Medal of Honor, sold his medals in order to pay for groceries for himself and a woman in his care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, now this is awful for someone to have to sell anything to buy groceries and medicine,\u201d reads part of the Facebook post\u2019s caption. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/06\/14\/fact-check-joe-biden-2-trillion-bill-study-rising-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Joe Biden Propose A $2 Trillion Bill To Study The Cause Of Rising Inflation Rates?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story appears to be fabricated. Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=veteran+sells+his+medals+to+buy+groceries&#038;oq=veteran+sells+his+medals+to+buy+groceries&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.10338j1j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to suggest that Rivas is a real person. While the article claims he won the Medal of Honor, no one with the last name Rivas is listed on the National Medal of Honor Museum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mohmuseum.org\/recipient-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recipient database<\/a>. The viral blog post fails to mention where Rivas lives or when the alleged sale of his medals occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The same story was also shared by the Turkish-language website <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Jv0ki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news5media.com<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/veteran-jacob-rivas-sells-medals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snopes<\/a>, which also debunked the claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims a U.S. World War II veteran named Jacob Rivas sold his medals in order to buy groceries.Verdict: FalseThe story is fabricated. 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