X owner Elon Musk posted (archived) on the site: "Only the AfD can save Germany." Following the post, which had more than 50 million views at the time of this writing, claims abounded about the politics of the political party,

The tech billionaire who has already made a name in American politics offered his endorsement following a deadly German Christmas market attack.

Musk’s tweet was promoting another tweet from Naomi Seibt a German climate change denier who rose to prominence as the anti-Greta Thunberg. Seibt has also promoted conspiracy theories and been accused of being antisemitic, according to the Guardian, a claim she denies.

Elon Musk was blasted by German and U.S. lawmakers for backing a German far-right political party on X, formerly Twitter on Thursday.

Musk has been amplifying right-wing, anti-immigration voices on X for years and has already questioned criticism aimed at the AfD back in June. In September 2023, he denounced Germany for giving money to charities and rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.

Elon Musk waded into Germany’s election on Friday, by expressing his support for a far-right anti-party that is being monitored for extremism.

Elon Musk has backed the AfD, Germany's far-right party, after a Trump-backed bill he initially detested got rejected by the US House Of Representatives

Elon Musk posted on X that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a political party that has moved progressively toward the extreme right since it was founded in 2013.

Could the AfD Win the German Election? "There is close to a zero percent likelihood that the AfD will place first in the February 23rd general election and an even lower likelihoo