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Lauren Boebert promotes her work with stock video of area outside her district
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Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who represents Colorado’s 4th district, appeared to use stock footage of mountains located outside of her district to highlight the work she does for her constituents.
The video, posted to Facebook on March 4, begins with a slow-motion clip of the congresswoman walking as her voice-over greets constituents. It then transitions to the Adobe stock video of people riding bikes through Colorado’s North Table Mountain Park in Golden.
As the footage plays, Boebert’s voiceover says: “First, I headed home to tackle some of CD4’s top priorities.”
However, the North Table Mountain Park is not located in congressional district 4; it is located in congressional district 7, which Democratic Rep. Brittany Petersen represents.
It’s unclear if Rep. Boebert knew the footage was part of the video or if the person who put the video together was aware of this.
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The Independent has asked Boebert’s office for comment.
The slip-up, first reported by the Colorado Times Recorder, was part of Boebert’s official communications – which the media outlet noted means taxpayers paid for its production and distribution.
James Wiley, a Republican candidate for Colorado Secretary of State, responded to the mistake with “lol yup.”
Adobe stock footage is available for anyone to use, so long as they have an Adobe account and pay for the video or have a paid subscription. Depending on the license, footage can be used for marketing purposes, high-volume commercials or editorial uses.
In this case, the footage was titled: “Two Cyclists Cycling on a Trail in North Table Mountain Park in Autumn Sunny Morning. Aerial View. Golden, Colorado, USA”
This is the second media mistake Boebert, a staunch Trump ally, has made in the last month.
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In February, Boebert sent a photo of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifying during her closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee to a conservative influencer. Boebert gave the influencer permission to post the photo online, despite committee rules barring media access.
Closed-door depositions are done privately without the press. Audio and videos of the depositions are not to be made public until lawyers review them.
Boebert’s decision to post the photo, which she did not apologize for, temporarily paused the deposition.