The Tesla founder has been condemned in Germany for the gesture he made on stage at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Historians disagree over the significance of Musk’s gesture, which is reminiscent of the greeting used by 20th century fascists and their modern-day supporters. View on euronews
Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany.
Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.
Radio host James O'Brien criticized Elon Musk's controversial rally gesture, likened by some to a Nazi salute.
An old image of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reaching out to hug Senator Ed Markey has been taken out of context in posts saying it shows her giving a Nazi salute.
Sven Liebich, 53, is currently serving an 18-month sentence in a men’s jail in Saxony in Germany’s east after being convicted last year on a handful of hatred and defamation charges.
The "Sieg Heil" heard 'round the world has made its way to Germany, where activists are using that now-infamous image at Tesla's Gigafactory.
Billionaire's estranged daughter has used rival social media platforms to attack Trump's anti-transgender executive order, and her dad's salute.
Elon Musk appeared to make a fascist gesture during Donald Trump's inauguration, performing what looked almost exactly like a Nazi salute.
The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures onstage Monday.
A new two-day music festival and sporting events have been announced as part of plans to celebrate the 80th Liberation Day in Jersey. The occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany during World War Two lasted five years with the islands being the only part of the British Isles to be occupied during the war.