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,

Billionaire-Trump backer Elon Musk recently retweeted a post suggesting that Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong were not responsible for killing millions of people. The tweet was originally made by a Alice Smith (@TheAliceSmith),

The repost, later deleted by Musk, said: "Stalin, Mao, and Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Their public sector employees did.”

Musk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January.

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.

In a recent social media post, billionaire Elon Musk appeared to push Holocaust denialism by suggesting Adolf Hitler "didn't murder millions".