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

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

When Elon Musk performed a gesture that many saw as a fascist gesture, his supporters claimed it was a Roman salute. So ...

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

X Owner Elon Musk said on Wednesday morning he thinks he will sue "creepy" Minn. Governor Tim Walz for claiming he did a Nazi ...

Musk aggressively thumped his open palm onto his upper chest and—to the shock of millions of viewers around the Western world—delivered a Roman, or fascist, salute.

Some commentators called it a “Roman salute.” Others described it as a “heartfelt” expression of joy, or dismissed it as merely clumsy. The website of the Anti-Defamation League ...

This was not a fascist gesture, they insisted, but a “Roman salute”. Several posted scenes from the 2005-07 TV series Rome, which depicts Roman salutes, as evidence in support of their claim. But what ...