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'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 defied a chorus of international criticism and jumped into Germany’s election with both boots, telling an online audience that far-right leader Alice Weidel was “the leading candidate” to run Europe’s biggest economy. Unfortunately, he also got her name wrong.

Before Musk interviewed Trump last August, Breton urged him to comply with EU law as the livestream would be accessible in the EU. X CEO Linda Yaccarino called the letter an "unprecedented attempt to stretch a law intended to apply in Europe to political activities in the US".

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.

Elon Musk's upcoming chat with German far-right leader Alice Weidel raises concerns about political influence ahead of Germany's national election.

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