Musk tested the boundaries of foreign election interference, hosting AfD co-leader Alice Weidel for a livestream interview on his X social media platform.

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.

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.

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,

Billionaire made comments in live-streamed conversation with Alternative for Germany’s co-leader Alice Weidel on X

Elon Musk's support of Alice Weidel's party has already triggered an outcry in Germany, as the country gears for a general election. DW provides live fact-checking, explainers and reactions.X owner Elon Musk is speaking with the co-leader and chancellor candidate of the Alternative for Germany party,

Elon Musk hosted a a wide-ranging conversation on X that touched on immigration, energy policy, space colonization, God and Adolf Hitler.

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.