Summary

Elon Musk escalated controversy over accusations that his salute at a Trump rally resembled a “Sieg heil” by posting Nazi-related jokes on X, referencing figures like Rudolf Hess and Joseph Goebbels.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) initially defended Musk, urging “a bit of grace” and “benefit of the doubt,” but later condemned his Holocaust-related jokes as offensive.

Conservative Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also defended Musk.

Critics highlighted Musk’s history of promoting far-right conspiracy theories and enabling neo-Nazi content on X, raising concerns about increasing offensive rhetoric on the platform.

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    22 hours ago

    People said they were just an Israel lobbyist group and I just shrugged my shoulders. But after defending genocide and Musk, it’s clear the last thing they actually care about is “defamation”…

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      21 hours ago

      I mean I have to wonder how it took you so long to come to that conclusion, but better late than never I guess.