Many social media users noticed the gesture looked like a Nazi salute. Musk fanned the flames of suspicion by not explicitly denying those claims in a dozen posts since.

Redditors divided as heated debates rage over whether the platform should distance itself from X because of Musk's "salute".

James O’Brien issues challenge to Elon Musk fans after ‘Nazi salute’ controversy - ‘I think probably the best way to test it ...