The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics, in part, because its leaders have downplayed Nazi atrocities.

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.

US tech billionaire Elon Musk spoke with the far-right AfD's chancellor candidate in a livestream - but misinformation was rampant. We debunk some of the notable false claims and misleading information from the pre-election conversation.

The U.S. tech billionaire said on Thursday's X livestream that he was "strongly recommending that people vote for AfD."

In a live online talk with US billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, accused former German chancellor Angela Merkel of having "ruined, basically,

Elon Musk is hosting Alice Weidel in an interview on X, helping boost far-right narratives across Europe. But who is Weidel, really? She's described the Germans as "slaves" of the U.S. and quotes the infamous text of a nationalist philosopher.

The AfD co-leader is to join Elon Musk for a livestreamed discussion on his platform X in an attempt to boost her group’s popularity

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.

Elon Musk is set to host Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right AfD party, on his X platform. The European Commission is monitoring this event closely to prevent misinformation before the German election.

Elon Musk used his social network X to promote Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, hosting a discussion with the party leader Alice Weidel.

Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans to vote for the far-right party in what is the latest high-profile sign of the tech billionaire’s involvement in European politics.