Regardless of whether the South Africa-born Musk intended the salute as a “Sieg Heil” salute favored by the followers of Adolf Hitler in World War II, as some online commentators have suggested, it was eagerly received that way by extremists online.

Yeeeah. If your target group is also calling it for what it is, it is obviously a fucking nazi salute.

The press is just going to roll over on this episode too. Spineless cowards.