Elon Musk, AfD and Germany

Elon Musk, JD Vance haven’t boosted far right ahead of German election
After the highly unusual U.S. interventions, the AfD remains in second place heading into Germany’s federal election on Sunday.
Elon Musk wants the far right AfD to win the German election - here’s how he became their champion
When a young German anti-climate activist nicknamed the “anti-Greta Thunberg” began flattering tech billionaire Elon Musk on X, few could have foreseen it leading to the tech billionaire wholeheartedly endorsing Germany’s far-right.
Germany’s far-right AfD basks in the spotlight of Musk support
As well as backing the AfD, Mr Musk has also trolled centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz with insults. Read more at straitstimes.com.
How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election
Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in Germany was limited, data shows.
'Vote for change': Elon Musk throws his support behind far-right AfD in German elections
All other German parties see the far-right AfD as a threat to democracy, but the anti-immigration party has a powerful friend abroad: Elon Musk, the loudhailer voice of Team Trump.
Germany Election 2025: Everything you need to know after Vance and Musk give AfD boost
The AfD is currently polling in second place on 21%, nine points behind the frontrunners - the Christian Democrats (CDU).
How Elon Musk gained so much power in the Trump administration
President Trump has tasked Elon Musk with an enormous job of searching the federal government and rooting out inefficiencies and waste. But Musk’s initial, often chaotic, infiltration of various departments has set off alarm bells.
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In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of far-right, pro-AfD content
A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk's Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to ...
Are Elon Musk’s political antics contributing to Tesla’s global sales slide
Elon Musk's recent political controversies raise questions about their impact on Tesla's sales performance in Europe and ...
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Elon Musk shares message in support of far-right Romanian politician Călin Georgescu on X
Famous entrepreneur and owner of X platform Elon Musk, who has lately become an activist for far-right movements across ...
“Crack-Up Capitalism”: Historian Quinn Slobodian on Trump, Musk & the Movement to “Shatter” the State
Who are the minds behind DOGE, and what do they really believe? Historian Quinn Slobodian says three strains of conservatism ...
Elon Musk Is Hacking German Politics, and the Berlin Film Festival May Pay the Price
Extremist issues, not the movies, could (once again) be the focus at this year’s Berlinale, and the billionaire broligarch is ...
The Tesla Takedown Has Begun. A National Protest Movement Seeks to Strike a Blow to Elon Musk’s Net Worth
The TeslaTakedown movement implores Americans not only to get into the streets, but to “sell your Teslas” and “dump your ...
Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla
Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars—Elon ...
Elon Musk ramps up Romanian election dispute, branding chief judge a tyrant
Elon Musk labelled the chief judge of Romania's top court a "tyrant" on Thursday in the latest broadside aimed at Bucharest ...