Musk's response to the accusations has included the complaint that the "legacy media" is trying to cancel him.

An image of Elon Musk making a controversial salute during a speech on Monday was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin. The display featured Musk's gesture alongside the words "Heil Tesla." Newsweek reached out to Tesla's communications team for comment on Wednesday.

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,

A local network parted ways with its meteorologist after she condemned Elon Musk for a "Nazi salute" and said with expletives she would not associate with his supporters.