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Fact check: Do Musk and Weidel's claims hold up?

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Elon Musk has picked sides in the upcoming German election, holding a controversial open-mic session on X with far-right AfD chancellor candidate Alice Weidel. What do the facts say about their claims?

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Alice Weidel and Elon Musk met for a live conversation on “X”. Musk repeated his recommendation to vote. He asked about Israel, she brought the conversation to Mars and the Third Reich. Source link : https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/bundestagswahl/musk-und-weidel-weisst-du-was-adolf-hitler-als-erstes-getan-hat-110222123.html Author : Publish date : 2025-01-09 21:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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The X-Talk between billionaire Elon Musk and Alice Weidel was eagerly awaited. What came out of it? Lots of laughter, bizarre theories and an astonishingly weak AfD leader.

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In his online talk with Alice Weidel, Elon Musk acts as a source of inspiration. The AfD leader can spread false claims about National Socialism without being contradicted. The entrepreneur does not seem to know what her party's position was on the Tesla factory in Brandenburg.

·Dortmund, Germany
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Even during her talk with Elon Musk, AfD co-boss Alice Weidel caused outrage with a statement about Adolf Hitler. She is now reinforcing her description. AfD boss Alice Weidel denies the suspicion that her talk with US billionaire Elon Musk on his platform X could represent a monetary advantage for her party and thus possibly illegal party financing. It was a dialogue on a platform; it was not objectionable when two people talk, said Weidel in a…

·Germany
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The candidate for chancellor from the German far-right party and Elon Musk chat via “X” for 75 minutes. After that, you know at least that they both have a hard time with God.

·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Wort.lu broke the news in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
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