Doctored car photos become click-bait

Posts and ads are appearing on Facebook with fake or altered images of vehicles, including a white coupe as the "new" Dodge Charger and a nonexistent Cadillac wagon promoting features of the Escalade.

Michael Wayland

March 06, 2017 05:00 AM

As news organizations and the Trump administration battle over "fake news," some auto-makers face a new challenge on social media: "fake ads."

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