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From postal workers to nurses, he's been endorsed for real change. Bernie Sanders. Endorsed by Friends of the Earth Action as a bold, fearless voice for the planet. The Nation endorses Bernie, saying you can trust Sanders because he doesn't owe his political career to the financial overlords. The Des Moines Register calls him a man of courage and principle. Endorsed by Council Bluffs' Daily Nonpareil because he would build on Obama's legacy and challenge the establishment. I'm Bernie Sanders and I approved this message.
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Bernie 2016
Sponsor Type
Candidate Committee
Candidate
Bernie Sanders
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A new version of this ad created for New Hampshire primaries came under criticism by Factcheck.org and PolitiFact on Feb. 4 for implying that Sanders had endorsement of certain NH newspapers when he doesn't. This version, aired in Iowa, similarly implies that Sanders had the endorsement of the Des Moines Register, when, in fact, Hillary Clinton did.

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236
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First Aired On
01/28/2016 UTC
Last Aired On
02/02/2016 UTC
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Sanders’ Deceptive Endorsement Ad
February 4, 2016

The new Sanders ad is virtually identical to one the campaign ran in the final days before the Iowa caucuses, except the newspapers mentioned in that ad were Iowa papers — the Des Moines Register and the Daily Nonpareil. Although the Daily Nonpareil did endorse Sanders, the Des Moines paper did not.
In fact, the Des Moines paper endorsed Clinton.

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Bernie Sanders ad claims or implies endorsements from New Hampshire newspapers
February 4, 2016

In the context of an ad titled "Endorsed," full of unions and other organizations that have in fact endorsed Sanders, the spotlighting of quotes from New Hampshire newspapers would suggest that the papers had made the same decision. The campaign’s decision to alter the ad improves its technical accuracy, but the misleading impression remains.

We rate the ad’s claim False.

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