An old image of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reaching out to hug Senator Ed Markey has been taken out of context in posts saying it shows her giving a Nazi salute.

People use woke ideology as an excuse to be an a–hole, and it’s really just people that are a–holes that are attaching themselves to things that make them feel righteous.”

While speaking to a crowd of MAGA faithful on Monday, Elon Musk made a grunting noise, placed a hand on his heart and extended it outwards in a quick, snapping motion, palm facing down. He then repeated the motion for the people behind him.

The Tesla founder has been condemned in Germany for the gesture he made on stage at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Multiple "subreddits" have banned links from Elon Musk's X platform after the tech mogul flashed a gesture that critics have said resembled a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.

"No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes," New York Rep. Elise Stefanik told Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy when pressed before lawmakers at her confirmation hearing.

There’s an easy way to say “I wasn't Sieg heiling all my pals” on the world stage. Musk isn’t saying it. Silly libs!

Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.

Nazi salute getting out of hands? After his bizarre gesture mimicking a ‘ sieg hiel ,’ aka nazi salute, at Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk is cracking jokes about it, even as allies like Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu downplay his shenanigans.

Criticism has mounted over the Anti-Defamation League’s speedy exoneration of Musk after he appeared to give a Nazi salute in public.