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.

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.

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.

Bundestag deputy Michael Roth, participating in protest actions in Tbilisi, was convicted of double standards.

Elon Musk has backed the far-Right AfD party to “save Germany”, wading into the country’s fledgling election campaign.

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.