Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, recently found himself at the center of a controversy after a speech at Capitol One Arena, where a simple gesture was misinterpreted by some as a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena. In a follow-up post, Libs of TikTok quoted a PBS report that referred to the gesture as a “fascist salute.” ...