Overview

• On July 31, GOP accounts on X, Facebook and Instagram published a “Making Automobiles Great Again” graphic showing President Trump in front of a yellow Lada 2101.
• Reporters and social media users traced the car image to a free stock photo on Pixabay tagged as a Lada vehicle.
• The Lada 2101 was produced in the Soviet Union from 1970 to 1988 and never entered the U.S. market due to trade sanctions.
• Social media contributors have posted Community Notes and memes on X highlighting the irony of promoting American auto manufacturing with a Soviet car.
• More than 24 hours after the post, the Republican Party has not publicly addressed or corrected the visual error.