Colbert Furthers Elon Musk Nazi Salute Hoax

CBS’s comedic duo of Stephen Colbert and Taylor Tomlinson repeated the dishonest talking point that Elon Musk did a Nazi salute at a Trump inaugural celebration on their respective Tuesday installments of The Late Show and After Midnight.

Colbert went first and acknowledged the booing from the studio audience as he introduced a video clip of Musk, “Before Trump took the stage at Capital One Arena last night, attendees got a speech from Elon Musk, who—I'm guessing you've seen this footage. Who finished with a—well, this is what he did.”

In the video, Musk told the crowd, “I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you.”

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