The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.

Elon Musk stirred controversy by sharing a post suggesting mass killings under Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were carried out by public sector workers, not the dictators themselves. The post has been criticized,

Musk's repost, which now appears to be deleted, drew furious reactions from workers and the Anti- Defamation League.

Elon Musk has reposted a tweet suggesting that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong were not responsible for murdering millions of people. The post amplified by Musk to his 219.6 million followers blamed “public sector workers” for the atrocities carried out in the name of some of the most barbarous tyrants in modern history.

Elon Musk faced backlash after reposting a controversial message on X suggesting that public sector employees, not leaders like Hitler and Stalin, were responsible for mass murders. Labor unions and advocacy groups condemned Musk,

As Tesla stocks continue their free-fall into the abyss, billionaire edgelord Elon Musk thinks defending literal Hitler might somehow stop the bleeding. The SpaceX founder has reposted a tweet claiming that history’s infamous dictators weren’t actually responsible for murdering people.

Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did,” said an X post shared by the site’s owner, multibillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Elon Musk has sparked backlash after the billionaire reposted on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a post which declared that Hitler “didn’t murder millions of people,” but rather it was public sector employees.