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

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, standing behind a podium bearing the Seal of the President of the United States, on Monday twice gave what scholars, journalists and rights groups said was a Hitlergruß,

The "Sieg Heil" heard 'round the world has made its way to Germany, where activists are using that infamous image to protest Tesla's Gigafactory.