American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party.

The Tesla billionaire has left Germany furious after suggesting they need to get over their past guilt about the Nazis.

There is no direct evidence to support the claim that Elon Musk's maternal grandparents, Joshua N. Haldeman and Winnifred "Wyn" Josephine (Fletcher) Haldeman, were "Nazi party members in Canada," nor that they moved to South Africa "because they supported apartheid."

Musk made a virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right AfD party, saying “children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents.”

Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.

The world’s richest person has heaped praise on the Alternative for Deutschland party in recent weeks ahead of the country’s upcoming election.

“In study after study, as well as our lived experiences, X has become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, X has reduced content moderation, promoted white supremacists, and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories.”

The head of the Department of Government Efficiency shows up, albeit virtually, at a rally of the Alternative für Deutschland.

The mother of tech billionaire Elon Musk is urging him to sue news organizations including CNN, PBS News and The Guardian for pushing the "Nazi salute" narrative.

Elon Musk has once again caused a stir in Europe after making a controversial 'Nazi guilt' comment just days before the anniversary of the liberation of the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz. It comes just over a week after the world's richest man was accused not once,

Elon Musk’s appearances at the Trump inauguration and a rally for Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland don’t just hark back to the past. They fuse authoritarian nationalism with a distinctive postmodern,