Talk:Elon Musk#Oligarch

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{{Consensus| There is consensus to describe Musk as a supporter of far-right political parties per RfC and to include that he received widespread criticism for what some perceived as a Nazi salute, per RfC.}}

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{{Afd-merged-from|Elon Musk in popular culture|Elon Musk in popular culture|14 May 2022}}

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| author = Isobel Asher Hamilton

| title = Elon Musk fact-checked his own Wikipedia page and requested edits including the fact he does 'zero investing'

| org = Business Insider

| url = https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-wikipedia-zero-investing-2019-12

| date = December 23, 2019

| accessdate = December 23, 2019

| author2 = Don Reisinger

| title2 = Elon Musk Took Issue With His Wikipedia Page, So He Asked the Community to Fix It. They Did

| org2 = Inc.

| url2 = https://www.inc.com/don-reisinger/elon-musk-took-issue-with-his-wikipedia-page-so-he-asked-community-to-fix-it-they-did.html

| date2 = December 23, 2019

| accessdate2 = December 23, 2019

| author3 = Sissi Cao

| title3 = Elon Musk Says His Wikipedia Page Is 'Insanely' Inaccurate

| org3 = Observer

| url3 = https://observer.com/2019/12/tesla-spacex-ceo-elon-musk-tweets-wikipedia-page-error/

| date3 = December 23, 2019

| accessdate3 = December 27, 2019

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| title4 = Wikipedia locks Elon Musk's page after he 'begs' Twitter users to 'trash him' on site

| org4 = The Tribune (Chandigarh)

| url4 = https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/wikipedia-locks-elon-musks-page-after-he-begs-twitter-users-to-trash-him-on-site-127372

| date4 = August 17, 2020

| accessdate4 = August 17, 2020

| author5 = Sanya Jain

| title5 = Elon Musk Is Begging - Yes, Begging - To Be Trashed On Wikipedia. True Story

| org5 = NDTV

| url5 = https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/elon-musk-is-begging-his-followers-to-trash-him-on-wikipedia-2280516

| date5 = August 17, 2020

| accessdate5 = August 17, 2020

| author6 = Stephen Harrison

| title6 = The Controversy Brewing on Elon Musk’s Wikipedia Page

| org6 = Slate

| url6 = https://slate.com/technology/2022/05/elon-musk-wikipedia-page.html

| date6 = May 3, 2022

| accessdate6 = May 3, 2022

| author7 = Dave Lee

| title7 = Now Elon Musk is attacking Wikipedia

| org7 = Australian Financial Review

| url7 = https://www.afr.com/technology/now-elon-musk-is-attacking-wikipedia-20231025-p5eewj

| date7 = October 26, 2023

| accessdate7 = October 31, 2023

| author8 = CT Jones

| title8 = Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Wikipedia

| org8 = Rolling Stone

| url8 = https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elon-musk-wikipedia-twitter-x-encyclopedia-1234861220/

| date8 = October 24, 2023

| accessdate8 = November 5, 2023

| author9 = Will Bunch

| title9 = Explaining the right: Why Musk and MAGA are so mad at Wikipedia

| org9 = Daily Kos

| url9 = https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/28/2293832/-Explaining-the-right-Why-Musk-and-MAGA-are-so-mad-at-Wikipedia

| date9 = December 29, 2024

| accessdate9 = December 29, 2024

| author10 = Oliver Willis

| title10 = Forget Greenland. Trump and Musk’s real WWIII is an all-out war on the truth.

| org10 = The Philadelphia Inquirer

| url10 = https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-musk-wikipedia-assault-media-20241229.html

| date10 = December 29, 2024

| accessdate10 = December 31, 2024

| author11 = Marcie Jones

| title11 = Wikipedia Won't Let Elon Musk Fluff His Resume. Heritage Foundation Will Help By Terrorizing The Editors.

| org11 = Wonkette

| url11 = https://www.wonkette.com/p/wikipedia-wont-let-elon-musk-fluff

| date11 = January 8, 2025

| accessdate11 = January 8, 2025

| author12 = Anthony Blair

| title12 = Elon Musk lashes out at Wikipedia over 'Nazi salute' claims at Trump’s inauguration as he calls for site to be defunded

| org12 = The Sun

| url12 = https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32913350/elon-musk-nazi-salute-donald-trump-inauguration-speech/

| date12 = January 21, 2025

| accessdate12 = January 21, 2025

| author13 = Madeline Sherratt

| title13 = Elon Musk furious after Wikipedia page calls his controversial gesture a ‘Nazi salute’

| org13 = The Independent

| url13 = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-wikipedia-nazi-salute-inauguration-b2684183.html

| date13 = January 22, 2025

| accessdate13 = January 22, 2025

| author14 = Sophie Thompson

| title14 = Elon Musk is now demanding action against Wikipedia following inauguration gesture fallout

| org14 = Indy100

| url14 = https://www.indy100.com/news/elon-musk-nazi-salute-wikipedia-inauguration

| date14 = January 22, 2025

| accessdate14 = January 22, 2025

| author15 = Becca Milfeld

| title15 = Musk calls for defunding of Wikipedia over description of gesture

| org15 = The Japan Times

| url15 = https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/world/musk-salute-controversy-wikipedia/

| date15 = January 23, 2025

| accessdate15 = January 23, 2025

| author16 = Io Dodds

| title16 = ‘He is world’s leading free speech hypocrite’: Elon Musk’s battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth

| org16 = The Independent

| url16 = https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-wikipedia-nazi-salute-free-speech-b2685552.html

| date16 = January 23, 2025

| accessdate16 = January 24, 2025

| author17 = Damien Leloup

| title17 = Why Elon Musk is calling for a boycott of Wikipedia

| org17 = Le Monde

| url17 = https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/01/29/why-elon-musk-is-calling-for-a-boycott-of-wikipedia_6737574_13.html

| date17 = January 29, 2025

| accessdate17 = January 30, 2025

| author18 = Sarah Grevy Gotfredsen

| title18 = The Right Takes Aim at Wikipedia

| org18 = Columbia Journalism Review

| url18 = https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/wikipedia_musk_right_trump.php

| date18 = January 30, 2025

| accessdate18 = January 30, 2025

| author19 = Tobias Carroll

| title19 = How Long Can Wikipedia Hold On?

| org19 = InsideHook

| url19 = https://www.insidehook.com/internet/long-can-wikipedia-hold-stephen-harrison

| date19 = February 5, 2025

| accessdate19 = February 6, 2025

| author20 = Lila Shroff

| title20 = Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia

| org20 = The Atlantic

| url20 = https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/

| date20 = February 5, 2025

| accessdate20 = February 6, 2025

| author21 = Henry Chandonnet

| title21 = How Wikipedia became a political lightning rod

| org21 = Fast Company

| url21 = https://www.fastcompany.com/91281292/how-wikipedia-became-a-political-lightening-rod

| date21 = February 21, 2025

| accessdate21 = February 23, 2025

|author22 = Margaret Talbot

|title22 = Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia

|date22 = March 4, 2025

|org22 = The New Yorker

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|accessdate22 = March 4, 2025

|author23 = Martha Ramirez

|title23 = Who’s Funding Wikipedia and Why Is It Under Attack?

|date23 = March 6, 2025

|org23 = Inside Philanthropy

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|accessdate23 = March 6, 2025

|author24 = Feven Merid

|title24 = Wikipedia’s Reluctant Resisters

|date24 = March 13, 2025

|org24 = Columbia Journalism Review

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|accessdate24 = March 18, 2025

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