That isn't proof. It is just coincidence without corroborating evidence. There isn't verification of that claim.

@DrunkCynic There are only three political reasons that can fathom why the U.S. decided to use stripes on the the design of the British EIC flag on their U.S. national flag 1) the stripes on the U.S. flag are original; the identical stripes on the EIC flag which pre-date the U.S. flag stripes is purely coincidental; 2) a (undisclosed) merger or acquisition occurred between an entity and the U.S.; where the U.S. adopted the acquiring entity's flag; 3) convenience of the day; carried on today.