In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stirred controversy by hosting a live discussion on X with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. During the conversation, which lasted nearly 75 minutes,
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party.
The U.S. tech billionaire said on Thursday's X livestream that he was "strongly recommending that people vote for AfD."
AfD is also focused on ending Germany's policy of atonement for World War Two crimes. Its leading candidate for the European Parliament election resigned from the party in May amid public outcry, after declaring that members of the SS,
The AfD co-leader is to join Elon Musk for a livestreamed discussion on his platform X in an attempt to boost her group’s popularity
Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.
More than 60 German and Austrian academic organizations say they will leave the messaging platform X owned by Elon Musk. The German government has also voiced fears that the platform is warping political discourse.
According to Mike Godwin’s celebrated law, if an internet discussion goes on long enough, someone will inevitably compare someone else to Hitler.
The EU is concerned over Elon Musk’s increasing involvement in far-right politics in Germany, the U.K. and elsewhere. Experts argue the tech billionaire will exploit increased polarization for economic and political gain.
Elon Musk is being investigated in Europe amid concerns the billionaire's influence, for instance through his posts on X, constitutes an "interference" in upcoming elections. Newsweek has contacted Musk via the press office of X,