Holocaust Conspiracy
The Holocaust: Fact or Fiction Conspiracy theorists maintain that the Holocaust did not actually occur. Some people say that the massive genocide was a hoax and a method of propaganda to gain support for the State of Israel. Though there is overwhelming evidence concerning the events that occurred, conspiracists say that there is a big hole in the chain of events to make it reliable information. In spite of these different theories, there is an overwhelming amount of evidence and first- hand experiences and stories from people who were involved in it. Many deniers claim that the Holocaust was not real and that it was just a propaganda stunt to gain support for the State of Israel. The denials of the Holocaust are said to be the new “anti- semitism” according to some scholars. These claims are largely based on an alleged lack of documentary evidence to support that the events did happen. The paper trail that was left leaves a lot up for questioning about what may have gone on during that time period. Deniers also claim there are facts and events that do not line up and create a sort of “hole” in the story. However, the
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Nazi soldiers went through great lengths to ensure that there was no trail left behind, making it even more difficult to “prove” that a devastating genocide did indeed take place. They even burned down as many of the camps as possible. Most of Birkenau, a camp mainly used for housing of the prisoners, was almost totally burned down by soldiers. Soldiers went to extraordinary lengths to burn and destroy everything so nothing remained after the Holocaust. They thought that if nothing remained from it, Jews would never be believed about what happened and that annihilation of millions of people off the earth would go unnoticed by the world. The Nazis were, after all, trying to exterminate an entire race of
Nazi soldiers went through great lengths to ensure that there was no trail left behind, making it even more difficult to “prove” that a devastating genocide did indeed take place. They even burned down as many of the camps as possible. Most of Birkenau, a camp mainly used for housing of the prisoners, was almost totally burned down by soldiers. Soldiers went to extraordinary lengths to burn and destroy everything so nothing remained after the Holocaust. They thought that if nothing remained from it, Jews would never be believed about what happened and that annihilation of millions of people off the earth would go unnoticed by the world. The Nazis were, after all, trying to exterminate an entire race of