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Why was there a pro-Hitler, Holocaust-denying ad on X?
A paid ad featuring a smiling photo of Hitler with happy children and questioning facts about the Holocaust was allowed to post on X.
The accompanying text spoke to “gentiles,” making fun of them for hating Hitler “for no other reason than ‘my teacher showed me Schindler’s List ’ or ‘the museum tour guide told us he turned Jews into soap.’” The ad implies that these historical facts are lies that only a fool would believe. When the platform was Twitter, these check marks indicated that the account was verified, usually belonging to a notable person such as a journalist, politician, celebrity or other public figure. At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse.
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