On January 20, 2025, Elon Musk twice performed a salute gesture while speaking at a rally celebrating Trump's second inauguration.[1] The Wikipedia article on the controversy confirms this core fact: 'Elon Musk twice made a salute interpreted by many as a Nazi or a fascist Roman salute.'[1] Multiple credible sources interpreted and condemned the gesture as a Nazi salute: German media outlets including Focus, Stern, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Handelsblatt, Die Tageszeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, and Rheinische Post all published articles condemning it as an intentional Nazi salute.[1] The New York Times reported that 'there was little doubt about its meaning' in Germany, where such gestures are illegal.[1] German public broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg stated the gesture 'is in principle a punishable offence in Germany.'[1] Jewish organizations issued strong condemnations; the Jewish Council for Public Affairs stated: 'Elon Musk knows precisely what he was doing with his fascist Roman salute.'[1] However, the interpretation was not universal: the Anti-Defamation League said it was not a Nazi salute, creating disagreement among Jewish organizations.[1] Musk dismissed accusations as 'dirty tricks' and reiterated on the Joe Rogan podcast: 'I'm not a Nazi.'[1] Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups celebrated it as a Nazi salute, complicating claims of ambiguous intent.[1] The core factual claim—that Musk made two salutes on January 20, 2025—is indisputably established; the characterization as definitively Nazi salutes remains contested.