1TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A story that went viral on social media claiming the Township of Toms River, and more directly, Mayor Daniel T. Rodrick had thrown out a Purple Heart Medal owned by a homeless veteran has been found to be completely fabricated by Rodrick’s political opponents.

The story was first published by the operator of a Facebook page operated by anti-Rodrick politico Chris Lyle, which was later repeated by other local news sites, including Jersey Shore Online.

Now, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant and Global War on Terror combat veteran is calling out the viral social media post that claimed a homeless veteran’s Purple Heart medal was thrown away during a cleanup of a Toms River homeless encampment, calling the story “completely fabricated” and politically motivated.

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