Poll: 20% of surveyed young adults say Holocaust may be myth

A new poll from The Economist/YouGov found 20% of young Americans surveyed think the Holocaust may have been a myth.

In that poll, 8% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said they “strongly agree” that “the Holocaust is a myth,” while 12% said they “tend to agree.”

It was the highest rate among any age group; 0% of those 65 or older agreed with these statements.

There were also differences among different racial groups, with 13% of Black Americans saying they strongly or tend to agree and 5% of whites saying the same.

Scott Tranter, director of data science at Decision Desk HQ, cautioned against drawing sweeping conclusions from a single poll.