Elon Musk, Germany

Musk's X gets German judge removed in battle over election data
Elon Musk-owned X has secured a German court motion to remove a judge overseeing a legal battle between the social media giant and two activist groups over sharing election data, a court document seen by Reuters on Friday showed.
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.
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.
How Elon Musk got involved in Germany's election
STORY: While Elon Musk is playing a central role in the U.S. government as head of President Donald Trump's task force to slash government spending, the world’s richest person has also weighed in prominently on politics in 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.
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).
Fact check: No, the AfD did not win in fictional German youth elections
A viral post shared by Elon Musk on X falsely claims the far-right Alternative for Germany party won mock German Bundestag elections held in high schools.Political parties and candidates are scrambling to curry favor with undecided voters ahead of German parliamentary elections on February 23.
German elections countdown: the uncomfortable truth about Germany’s political and economic state
German elections are taking place on February 23, 2025. Economic stagnation, energy struggles, and rising far-right influence ...
Germany’s far-right seeks to convert the power of Trump into election gains
Sunday's vote is a pivotal moment for the Alternative for Germany party. It's polling high enough for second place as part of a far-right surge sweeping Europe.
Opinion
Europe’s elite fears Trump, Musk and the truth
American voters assessed the cost of believing lies about Trump and his supporters being “semi-fascists ” and decided not to be deceived by it anymore. Will European voters finally acknowledge the ...
CounterPunch10h
Laughter and Fears in Germany
For good people these are times to weep, rage and, above all, to fight back! But sometimes we may allow ourselves a laugh.
Nieman Journalism Lab23h
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 ...
Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri ...
Germany’s economic minister pushes for European X, end of Silicon Valley dominance
Robert Habeck, Germany’s economic minister and vice chancellor, pushed for Europe to create its own version of the social ...
How social media, Elon Musk and young people are fuelling the far-right's rise in Germany as it heads to the polls
Dante Riedel is part of a growing wave of young people who support a far-right political party in Germany. As the nation ...