Some wild claims within the Holocaust narrative have been debunked by mainstream scholars and exposed as mere rumors, lies and/or wartime propaganda (although other scholars may disagree). This entry lists contributions on those aspects of the Holocaust nowadays admitted as false, for whatever reason.
By Andrew Allen ∙ January 1, 1988
A common argument in support of Exterminationism is that the Germans “destroyed the 'gas chambers'” as they retreated from the Auschwitz/Birkenau complex in January of 1945. However, a review of German destruction of the “evidence” at Auschwitz/Birkenau shows that, first of all, the Germans left a mass of documentary evidence untouched; including the complete record…
By Mark Weber ∙ July 1, 1991
One of the most lurid and slanderous Holocaust claims is the story that the Germans manufactured soap from the bodies of their victims. Although a similar charge during the First World War was exposed as a hoax almost immediately afterwards, it was nevertheless revived and widely believed during the Second.[1] More important, this accusation was…
By Carlos Whitlock Porter ∙ January 1, 1990
Objects of human skin feature prominently in war crimes trials. As a rule, no such objects were found; no forensic tests were performed. Prosecution testimony as to the existence of such objects is taken as “proven fact”, while defence testimony is ignored. At Dachau, the prosecution claimed that Jews were skinned; that the skins were…
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