1 in 5 American Young Adults Think the Holocaust Didn’t Happen: Poll

Over one-fifth of Americans aged 18 to 29 believe the Holocaust is a myth or “has been exaggerated,” a new poll suggests. According to the YouGov poll, conducted in collaboration with The Economist, 8 percent of that age group “strongly agree” with the claim that systematic killing of Jews across Nazi Germany-controlled Europe did not happen, while 12 percent said they “tend to agree.” In response to the statement that “The Holocaust has been exaggerated,” 23 percent of the young adult respondents agreed, including 8 percent who said they “strongly agree.” By comparison, no participants older than 65 said they agree that the Holocaust is a myth, and only 2 percent said that it has been exaggerated....