Would Elon Musk's gesture be deemed a 'Nazi Salute' in Germany?

Would Elon Musk's gesture be deemed a 'Nazi Salute' in Germany?

The Tesla founder has been condemned in Germany for the gesture he made on stage at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Performance artists project "Heil Tesla" onto the facade of the Musk factory. As with the Hitler salute, the media doubts whether this can really be true. more...

German museum removes Elon Musk portrait as 'Nazi salute' controversy rages on

The Deutsches Museum has removed an exhibit featuring Elon Musk as the row over a gesture he made earlier this week shows little sign of abating. A spokesperson for The Deutsches Museum, in Munich, said that part of the reason for the removal of the space-themed exhibit, which featured portraits of physicists and rocket pioneers Max Valier and Hermann Oberth alongside Musk, was because there wasn’t enough space to include a “comprehensive histor…

At first, there is uncertainty about the authenticity of a projection onto the façade of the Tesla plant in Grünheide. But investigators are now examining whether recordings of a Hitler salute have been disseminated. In the meantime, political activists are publishing further images.

Elon Musk's 'Nazi salute' projected onto German Tesla factory

Elon Musk's gesture on Monday night is still provoking a reaction, as activists and critics grapple with its alleged meaning.

“Heil Tesla”: Two political action groups projected a video with Musk’s controversial gesture onto the Gigafactory in Grünheide. Security guards and the police disagree.