Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from

As Elon Musk uses his global propaganda platform, X, to target various governments throughout Europe, politicians in those countries are beginning to fight back. This week, as Musk continued to promote a far-right political party in Germany,

WASHINGTON − Elon Musk is keeping the pressure on European leaders. Musk frequently wields his 211.5-million-follower account on X, the social media platform he bought for $44 billion in 2022, to air political grievances and promote far-right issues.

Elon Musk's expected hosting of Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, for a discussion on his X platform on Thursday was being watched by the European Commission to check for any spreading of misinformation before next month's German election.

German MEPs fearful after billionaire X owner Elon Musk backs German far right group ahead of the 23 February election

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party

Fresh off his winning bet on President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election, Elon Musk has been ramping up his efforts to replicate his political influence across the pond.

Musk is using his influential social media platform X to endorse the far right in Germany ahead of its Feb. 23 election.

Elon Musk, having spent much of 2024 inveigling himself into a position of power in U.S. politics, has a new target in his sights for this year: Europe. Musk has enjoyed sticking his oar into politics on my side of the Atlantic for a while now.

Not content with having the ear of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk has been trashing European politicians on both the left and right, and using posts on his social media platform,