The Hillary Clinton campaign is out with a new ad hitting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, where it hurts: his integrity.

The 30-second spot, compiled by the Clinton campaign's rapid response team, shows clips from an ad from the Sanders' campaign trumpeting endorsements from the Nashua Telegraph and The Valley News.



The only problem?

"Fact check," text on the ad says, citing a Time article from Wednesday. "The Telegraph and Valley News have not endorsed him."



The Sanders ad in question begins on solid ground, citing endorsements from Friends of the Earth Action and the Nation, both of which have backed him. Then, without changing the format or language, it quotes praise from the Telegraph and Valley News.

While the ad only implies the Telegraph supports Sanders, it explicitly says the Valley News gave him their endorsement.

"Why is Bernie Sanders knowingly misleading voters?" the Clinton ad asks.



The new ad is not the only time the Sanders campaign has implied endorsements of organizations that either don't endorse in presidential primaries or have yet to endorse a candidate. And in at least two instances, the organizations Sanders cites had actually endorsed his opponent.

A direct-mail flier the campaign sent to Iowans ahead of Monday's caucuses insinuated the senator had the support of the AARP, which represents retirees, and the League of Conservation Voters, an environmental advocacy group that has endorsed Clinton.

"AARP does not endorse candidates, have a political action committee (PAC), or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates," the organization said in a statement. "While we have encouraged the presidential candidates to lay out their plans to update Social Security, AARP did not authorize the Sanders campaign to mention AARP or use the AARP logo, and we did not participate in its production."

Sanders campaigns staffers in Nevada last week were also caught wearing pins of the Culinary Union, suggesting they were members. The staffers used the pins to improperly gain access to private employee areas in Las Vegas Hotels, despite the union's pledge to remain neutral through the Feb. 20 caucus.

