KEY FACTSThe video was posted by a user claiming to show German NGO ships in the Mediterranean Sea collecting illegal immigrants before they are unloaded in Italy— and also pledging support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party, a surging political party that runs on an anti-immigrant platform. Musk reposted the video, asking if the German public was aware of such rescue operations—which prompted a reply from the German government’s official X account, which said, “Yes. And it’s called saving lives.”

Source: Forbes October 02, 2023 10:01 UTC