A picture of billionaire Elon Musk with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a recent event has gone viral, triggering social media reactions that the two were "dating". At an award ceremony in New York on Tuesday, Musk also praised Meloni, calling her "authentic, honest and truthful".

Says she is "more beautiful on the inside than she was on the outside".

The internet has labelled Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “perfect couple” after the former praised her at an awards ceremony in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Elon Musk heaped praise on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a black-tie awards reception as the pair put on an enamored display on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Tesla billionaire and Trump supporter introduced the far-right politician at the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Awards dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York Monday night.

Musk, who has voiced support for Donald Trump’s return to power in the US, has seemingly found common ground with Meloni.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praised Elon Musk as a ‘precious genius,’ underscoring their shared interests, including declining birth rates in the West and the potential of artificial intelli

Elon Musk offered effusive praise for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in brief remarks at an awards ceremony in New York.

The tech billionaire and the Italian PM exchange pleasantries at glitzy Washington gala dinner, while Atlantic Council staffers fume.

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has expressed strong admiration for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni while presenting her with the Atlantic..|News Track

Elon Musk had a ton of praise for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the UN General Assembly, and the pair looked quite enamored with one another. On Monday night, the billionaire introduced the Italian PM at the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Awards dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York.