Elon Musk’s defenders were quick to claim that his hand motion was actually an ancient “Roman salute” — but that gesture never existed.

Stephanie Wong
Stephanie Wong is a writer and an editor. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Eater, Aeon, Los Angeles Review of Books, and MSNBC.
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Discovery of 8,600-Year-Old Bread Gives Rise to Half-Baked Claims
Turkey’s narrative surrounding “the world’s oldest bread” raises questions about how archaeological heritage is used for nationalistic ends.