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Holocaust denial orHolocaust revisionism is the assertion that theHolocaust (often called the"Holohoax") perpetrated byNazi Germany, otherAxis powers, and their collaborators in occupiedEurope during theSecond World War never happened (denial) or happened vastly differently from the "official" story (revision). Like mostconspiracy theories, it takes many forms; however, the claims generally fall into three categories:

1. The Nazi Holocaustwas faked(the evidence isdeceitful);
2. The Nazi Holocaustdidn't happen(the evidence is wrong);
3. The Nazi Holocaustwasn't that bad(the evidence is weak).

Particularly when it focuses on "how the Jews faked it all", Holocaust denial is a form ofanti-Semitism often embraced bybigots who are too cowardly to admit that they wished that Hitler had finished the job.

This article tries to briefly rebut the most common claims.

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