Why is this Stock Video of a Kid Waving an American Flag in so Many Political Ads?

Andrew Kaczynski and Megan Apper, two political reporters over at Buzzfeed, noticed something pretty funny: a random stock image of a young kid waving an American flag, that can be found in way too many political ads. The article points out that the majority of the ads happen to be Republican, but we know Republican ads are usually ripe with repetition.

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Scott Walker’s “Our American Revival” PAC’s debut political ad, at 1:36.

“Carly for America” PAC’s debut ad, 0:31 seconds into the video.

“Catholics for Romney/Ryan’s” 2012 ad. Literally the entire political ad is just this boy waving the flag.

Marco Rubio’s 2010 Senate ad, at 0:22 seconds.

The FreedomWorks Matt Bevin for Senate ad, at 0:23 seconds.

The FreedomWorksTed Cruz for Senate ad, at 0:14 seconds.

The Citizens for the Republic ad, “Mourning in America,” 0:58 seconds.

Bob Barr for Congress, 0:12 seconds.

The Steve Womack for Congress ad, “flag.” At the beginning of the ad.

Scott Brown, 2014 Senate ad at 1:30.