holokaustikieltäjien

Holokaustikieltäjät, known in English as Holocaust deniers, are individuals or groups who deny that the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators occurred. This denial often extends to disputing the existence of gas chambers, the scale of the genocide, or the motivations behind the killings.

Holocaust denial is a form of antisemitism and historical revisionism. Deniers often employ pseudo-scholarly methods, misinterpret or fabricate evidence, and selectively quote sources to support their claims. They may argue that the number of Jewish victims is exaggerated, that the Nazis did not have a policy of extermination, or that the events of the Holocaust are a conspiracy by Jewish people to gain sympathy or political advantage.

The mainstream historical consensus, based on a vast body of evidence including survivor testimonies, perpetrator confessions, official documents, and physical evidence from concentration and extermination camps, overwhelmingly confirms the reality and scale of the Holocaust. Organizations like the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem actively combat Holocaust denial by providing accurate historical information and educational resources.

In many countries, Holocaust denial is illegal and considered a hate crime due to its antisemitic nature and its harmful impact on the memory of victims and survivors.