Social media users share, comment on and "like" the posts based on the fictitious cars and trucks -- potentially giving consumers unrealistic expectations when buying a new vehicle.
A post from a group called Auto Elite featured an image of what appears to be an Escalade morphed into a large wagon and the headline "Cadillac Escalade Features."
"We've got fake news, fake products and now fake ads that are really misleading," said Hairong Li, an advertising professor at Michigan State University who is part of a team researching the effects of fake news and products on consumers. "There is a call in the industry to try and eliminate such fake sites."
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