Origin
In February 2021, an online advertisement announced: “Introducing The Head-Turning 2021 Dodge Ram.” The ad featured a picture of a vehicle that would be quite the departure from previous Ram pickup truck designs. Readers who clicked the ad were led to what appeared to be affiliate links that would allow the advertisers to make money:
However, this picture did not show a “2021 Dodge Ram.” The real Ram for 2021 looked similar to previous years, as is seen in this picture from the official Ram website:
Photo via Dodge / FCA US LLC
Further, Dodge separated from Ram Trucks more than a decade ago. In reality, the ad showed the Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition from the Dartz Motorz Company. It was captured at the Top Marques Monaco auto show in April 2009: