Dagbladet wrote,

Elon Musk’s salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration has caused reactions around the world. Many have no questions about what Musk did, while others believe it was a gesticulation done in pure joy and enthusiasm, and others still point out that Musk simply has poor motor skills. Regardless of intentions, however, Musk’s stretching out of his arm has been praised by right-wing extremists and Nazi organizations around the world. […] The American and Jewish civil rights group the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors antisemitism, says that Musk’s salute was in all likelihood not intended as a Nazi salute, but was an enthusiastic, clumsy gesture. (“Hylles av norsk nynazist” — Jan 21 2025)

So you can’t necessarily paint European media as universally calling a spade a spade, unfortunately.