{"id":89870,"date":"2020-10-15T17:05:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/republican-senator-mocks-maskless-democrats-but-this-photo-is-2-years-old\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T17:05:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:05:52","slug":"republican-senator-mocks-maskless-democrats-but-this-photo-is-2-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/republican-senator-mocks-maskless-democrats-but-this-photo-is-2-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"#Republican senator mocks maskless Democrats\u2014but this photo is 2 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2409647a9cf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2409647a9cf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/republican-senator-mocks-maskless-democrats-but-this-photo-is-2-years-old\/#Cornyn_called_out_on_Twitter\" >Cornyn called out on Twitter.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/republican-senator-mocks-maskless-democrats-but-this-photo-is-2-years-old\/#The_Daily_Dots_2020_election_coverage\" >The Daily Dot\u2019s 2020 election coverage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Republican senator mocks maskless Democrats\u2014but this photo is 2 years old<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cornyn_called_out_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Cornyn called out on Twitter.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) tried to mock his Democratic colleagues in a tweet for not wearing facemasks\u2014only to later realize the photo he was sharing was from two years before the coronavirus pandemic h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened. <\/p>\n<p>Cornyn retweeted a post from someone that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/democrats-masks-barrett-hearing\/\">included a picture<\/a> of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) close to one another. The original person asked \u201cwhat\u2019s missing in this photo?\u201d to which Cornyn replied in his retweet: \u201cMasks?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The only problem? The photo of Whitehouse, Booker, and Blumenthal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaDNews\/status\/1316389370031734786\">was from 2018<\/a>, during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, long before face masks became an important tool is slowing the spread of the coronavirus.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senator John Cornyn shares a photo criticizing Democratic Senators for not wearing masks. The photo is from 2018. Would have been pretty weird if they were wearing masks two years before the pandemic started. The modern Republican party spreads lies &amp; disinformation routinely. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CMSKvEn1lc\">pic.twitter.com\/CMSKvEn1lc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianklaas\/status\/1316395177066594304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is far from the first time Cornyn\u2019s tweets have backfired, and many people online were quick to point out the fact that Cornyn\u2019s tweet made it seem like the Democratic senators were huddled together recently.<\/p>\n<p>The numerous people noting that the photo was old eventually led the Texas senator to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn\/status\/1316389591541256194\">delete the mocking tweet<\/a> and thanking someone for \u201cclarifying\u201d that the photo was years old. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter<\/a>.com\/KennZuke137\/status\/1316492883495657473\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0fMask misinformation\u2014TX Senator John Cornyn tweets a misleading photo about Dems not wearing masks. It was a photo from 2018. This is the kinda of disgusting mask fake info that is ruining pandemic response. C\u2019mon <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnCornyn<\/a>\u2014you follow my account, so show some decency. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E0OM3P4XNr\">https:\/\/t.co\/E0OM3P4XNr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEricDing\/status\/1316400356826451970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cornyn just retweeted a picture of Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) not wearing masks in 2018 <\/p>\n<p>there was no  pandemic in 2018<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politvidchannel\/status\/1316434258362335232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Cornyn is spreading disinformation. This photo is old.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylegriffin1\/status\/1316385834384257024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cornyn posts a photo of three democratic senators huddled together talking without masks and posts the comment Masks? What he failed to mention was this photo was from 2018. Does Cornyn lie about everything?<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VoteBidenHarrisToEndThisNightmare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VoteBidenHarrisToEndThisNightmare<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ptozer207 (@ptozer207) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ptozer207\/status\/1316398763175538700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Also among the people criticizing the now-deleted tweet was MJ Hegar, a Democrat who is challenging Cornyn in the upcoming election. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That photo is from 2018. Yet again, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnCornyn<\/a><br \/>is tweeting blatant misinformation to play political <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s while thousands die in a pandemic. He doesn&#8217;t have the judgment or capability to protect Texans in this crisis. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/33PZsglV5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/33PZsglV5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MJ Hegar (@mjhegar) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjhegar\/status\/1316451534360768517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fellow senators also called out the tweet, like Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi John, this picture was taken well before the pandemic. Also, I look forward to you calling out President Trump for not wearing a mask next time,\u201d Leahy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLeahy\/status\/1316390952165146627\">tweeted<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Other people pointed out some of Cornyn\u2019s old coronavirus-related tweets. In mid-March Cornyn tweeted \u201cBe smart; don\u2019t panic. We will get us through this #coronavirus\u201d with a picture of a Corona beer. <\/p>\n<p>That tweet landed him in hot water after he blocked a Texas voter on Twitter who had replied to the tweet and criticized it. In response to that block, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University sent the senator a letter reminding him that he can\u2019t do that. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h2 id=\"h-the-daily-dot-s-2020-election-coverage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Daily_Dots_2020_election_coverage\"><\/span>The Daily Dot\u2019s 2020 election coverage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>In the 2020 election, killing Section 230 is the only bipartisan issue <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> This crypto-billionaire is running for president with Akon at his side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yes, of course, the Proud Boys are white nationalists. Here\u2019s why<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Twitter is making some big changes to fight election misinformation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pence uses abortion rights question to talk about Osama bin Laden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\">\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usdagov\/50124256167\/\">U.S. Department of Agriculture\/Flickr<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                                            <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\">(Public Domain)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/debug\/john-cornyn-democrats-mask-tweet-two-years-old-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Republican senator mocks maskless Democrats\u2014but this photo is 2 years old &#8221; Cornyn called out on Twitter. 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