Holocaust denial
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| + | '''Holocaust denial''' is the act of [[denial|denying]] the [[genocide]] of [[Jews]] in [[the Holocaust]] during [[World War II]]. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the [[Nazi Germany|German Nazi]] government had no [[Final Solution|official policy or intention of exterminating Jews]], Nazi authorities did not use [[extermination camp]]s and [[gas chamber]]s to [[mass murder]] Jews, and the actual number of Jews killed was significantly (typically an [[order of magnitude]]) lower than the historically accepted figure of 5 to 6 million. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Denial of the Armenian Genocide]] | ||
| + | * [[Denial of the Holodomor]] | ||
| + | * [[Denialism]] | ||
| + | * [[Genocide denial]] | ||
| + | * [[Hate Speech]] | ||
| + | * [[Historical revisionism (negationism)]] | ||
| + | * [[International Holocaust Cartoon Competition]] | ||
| + | * [[Laws against Holocaust denial]] | ||
| + | * [[Nanking Massacre denial]] | ||
| + | * [[Temple Denial]] | ||
| + | * [[World Jewish Congress]] | ||
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Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in the Holocaust during World War II. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas chambers to mass murder Jews, and the actual number of Jews killed was significantly (typically an order of magnitude) lower than the historically accepted figure of 5 to 6 million.
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See also
- Denial of the Armenian Genocide
- Denial of the Holodomor
- Denialism
- Genocide denial
- Hate Speech
- Historical revisionism (negationism)
- International Holocaust Cartoon Competition
- Laws against Holocaust denial
- Nanking Massacre denial
- Temple Denial
- World Jewish Congress
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