One in Five US Young Adults Believe the Holocaust is a Myth, Poll Finds

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – A new poll conducted by YouGov/The Economist shows that one in five of US adults aged 18-29 years old believe the Holocaust is a myth, the Jerusalem Post reports. Published Thursday, the poll surveyed 1,500 adult US citizens on a number of questions about the Jewish people, Israel, and the Holocaust.

The poll found that while 7% of the total population of respondents said they believed the Holocaust was a myth, a full 20% of 18-29 year-olds said so, JPost reports. Nine percent of all respondents said they believe reports of the Holocaust were exaggerated, while 23% of young adults said they believe reports of the Holocaust were exaggerated.

While 77% of the total population said they actively disagreed with the statement “the Holocaust is a myth,” only 51% of the 18-29 year-olds likewise disagreed with it, JPost reports.

When asked how much discrimination Jewish people face in America today, 72% of respondents in the general population said “a great deal” or “a fair amount,” JPost reports. This percentage fell to 61% of respondents aged 18-29.

Sixty percent of all respondents said antisemitism in the US is a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” problem; sixty percent of respondents aged 18-29 agreed.

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