The British campaign group "Led By Donkeys" has claimed responsibility for the stunt that authorities say may have breached German laws on the use of symbols linked to illegal organizations.

An image of Elon Musk's controversial salute has been beamed onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin. On Wednesday, two left-wing political activist groups, the UK-based Led By Donkeys and Germany's Zentrum für Politische Schönheit,

Campaign group Led by Donkeys has projected the clip of Elon Musk making two ‘Nazi salutes’ at Trump’s inauguration onto the side of his Tesla factory in Berlin. The video featured Musk making the gesture alongside the words “Heil Tesla”, a reference to the Nazi greeting used to pay homage to fascist leader Adolf Hitler.