Milwaukee alderman Lamont Westmoreland posted an artificially generated/fake photo to his official Facebook page showing the city's "Moving City" art car crushed by a tree. He later acknowledged the image was fake, clarified the car was not actually damaged, and said he created the image to "grab people's attention" and to remind residents how to report downed or damaged trees; he also said he used the art car because he has criticized its cost.
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Milwaukee alderman Lamont Westmoreland posted an artificially generated/fake photo to his official Facebook page showing the city’s “Moving City” art car crushed by a tree. He later acknowledged the image was fake, clarified the car was not actually damaged, and said he created the image to “grab people’s attention” and to remind residents how to report downed or damaged trees; he also said he used the art car because he has criticized its cost.