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How to fight Holocaust denial in social media – with the evidence of what really happened

  • Written by Adam G. Klein, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pace University
imageHolocaust survivor Shalom Stamberg holds a book with a photo of himself in Auschwitz, alongside a copy of his concentration camp record.AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

One in four American millennials believe the Holocaust was exaggerated or entirely made up, according to a recent national survey that sought to find out what young adults know about the...

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