Elon Musk appeared to make a fascist gesture during Donald Trump's inauguration, performing what looked almost exactly like a Nazi salute.

The American press has remained cautious about interpreting the billionaire's gesture, and the debate is mostly taking place on X, the platform of a man holding an important role in the new Republican administration.

The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute,