Did Elon Musk give a Nazi salute at Monday’s inauguration?

Social media was set ablaze Monday after Elon Musk — the billionaire owner of Texas-based SpaceX and Tesla — appeared to give a Nazi salute during President Trump’s inauguration rally.

Indeed, two back-to-back salutes during a post-inauguration rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. ignited speculation from social media users that Musk was welcoming fascism with a “sieg heil” salute.

You be the judge.

Users on Goebbels’ — er, we mean, Musk’s — own platform X also referred to it as a Nazi salute, as well as users on Instagram, Facebook and beyond.

Though it may seem extreme to call it a Nazi salute, social media users point out that it’s the right hand, extended in exactly the same fashion.

I mean, if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck . . .

Trump is expected to also attend the rally at the Capital One Arena later today, where he is expected to sign a slew of Executive Orders which includes renaming the Gulf of Mexico, declaring a “national energy emergency” and ending birthright citizenship.

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This article appears in Jan 8-21, 2025.