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CMUHoo

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GOP "Commitment to America" ad used stock footage from Russia and Ukraine


Not only is it totally bereft of actual policy, its patriotic imagery isn't even American. Too perfect. And there's more than just this example in the link.

"House Republican leaders on Friday unveiled their “Commitment to America” agenda for 2023 ― and with it, an inspirational video full of scenes presented as exceptional imagery of America that were actually stock footage from Russia and Ukraine.

The GOP’s video, “The Preamble to the Commitment to America,” opens with a narrator highlighting aspects of what it means to be an American.

“We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story and the vibrancy of the American Dream,” the voice says, over footage of a drilling rig at sunrise.

But this video snippet, an apparent nod to America’s natural resources, wasn’t filmed in America. It’s stock footage created by Serg Grbanoff, a filmmaker based in Russia.

Grbanoff told HuffPost that he filmed this scene in Russia’s Volgograd region. Here’s a screenshot of the image in the House Republican leaders’ video, versus an original shot on Shutterstock’s website:"

[Post edited by CMUHoo at 09/23/2022 4:47PM]

Link: Huff Post


Posted: 09/23/2022 at 4:45PM



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Current Thread:
  That is just too damned perfect. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/24/2022 12:29AM
  While using a fake Lincoln quote -- DanTheFan 09/23/2022 7:27PM
  Two scoops ** -- psychobilly 09/23/2022 6:28PM
  Nooooooo! Huff Po totally got them now! -- Hoodafan 09/23/2022 5:10PM
  Oh the horror, a video image wasn’t shot in america -- TomKazanski 09/23/2022 4:49PM
  *** -- SixerHoo 09/23/2022 4:55PM

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