This weekend, protest actions are scheduled against the billionaire in several cities around the world. Seven electric cars Tesla were completely engulfed in flames in the early hours of Saturday at a car dealership in Ottersberg,

Germany has not shut down electric carmaker Tesla's operations in the country, according to spokespersons for the federal government and Germany’s largest labour union, who spoke to Reuters to counter a false claim online.

In March 2025, a rumor began to spread online that Germany, one of the world's leading producers of cars, had shut down Tesla production. For example, someone posted on X on March 25, 2025, that Germany's move extended to the whole of the U.S. car industry ( archived ):

The ambitious two-stage launch vehicle is designed for sending small and medium-sized satellites into orbit much like rivals including Elon Musk's SpaceX. More than six years in development, Spectrum was due to launch on Monday from Andøya Space ...

It comes as Tesla battles falling sales and protests.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) just got slammed from all sidesand investors are scrambling to make sense of the wreckage. First, Q1 deliveries missed expectations by a mile, falling 13% year over yearthe steepest drop in Tesla's history.

Protesters from New York to Berlin called for a boycott against Tesla, denouncing the company's CEO, Elon Musk.

“Musk’s argument in favour of the AfD had little to do with the cost of living, and everything to do with racism and identity politics. While the AfD had nudged up to 21% by early January, it fell back to 19% in the recent polls.” | Tom Parkin