This straight-arm gesture was first popularized by the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. There’s no evidence that ...

Andrea Stroppa, a right-wing Italian friend and supporter of ... according to Winkler. "The gesture of the raised right arm or hand in Roman and other ancient cultures that is attested in ...

A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

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 ...

Gabriele D’Annunzio, a soldier and Italian poet turned nationalist ... was fighting the Nazis in World War II, the extended arm gesture was abandoned. “It looked too close to the Nazi salute ...

Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk's straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn't totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into ...

At Monday's event, Musk thanked the crowd for "making it happen", before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm ... Italian media said. He later posted that "that ...

Musk's gesture, covered by some news outlets live, immediately elicited comparisons to a salute first used by Italian fascists, then popularized by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party. While the gesture is ...