An old image of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reaching out to hug Senator Ed Markey has been taken out of context in posts saying it shows her giving a Nazi salute.

Some across the political spectrum said the gesture looked like a "Heil Hitler" salute. The ADL said it was not.

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

Then he did it a second time, with a big, dopey grin on his face. The move sent "Nazi salute" trending on Google and various social media platforms. The Anti-Defamation League posted a statement ...

Historians disagree over the significance of Musk’s gesture, which is reminiscent of the greeting used by 20th century fascists and their modern-day supporters. View on euronews

The incident only lasted seconds, but it sparked what has become a global debate about how to interpret what Musk did. Then Musk started posting Nazi-themed jokes.

Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,

After Elon Musk appeared to do a nazi salute on Monday night, drawing speculation from across the globe, left-wing activists have hit back.In retaliation, the activists have projected a giant image of Elon Musk doing the gesture alongside the word "heil" onto Tesla's Berlin factory.

Klee’s “Angelus Novus” is used by Benjamin, who at the time was fleeing from the gestapo, as a metaphor for the illusion behind the capitalist idea of progress. In the end, like this notion of progress, Trump’s pursuit of a “Golden Age” can only lead to disaster and ruin, to catastrophe for the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX ignited controversy when he made an apparent Nazi salute during President Trump's second inauguration.

In his new book, acclaimed historian of the Nazis Laurence Rees takes a forensic look at how the authoritarian regime rose to power and the ordinary citizens who let it happen. Nine of the 12 warnings have a contemporary relevance,