Recent surveys have debunked the claim that 20% of young people in the US are Holocaust deniers, revealing the actual percentage to be 3%. The discrepancy was attributed to flawed survey methods that allowed for quick, random responses. The issue of misleading results from opt-in surveys, particularly among young people, has been highlighted by Pew Research and other sources.
Remember polls showing young people are into Holocaust denial? This appears to be based on “opt-in” surveys from social media, etc, rather than random samples. When you use opt-in, 12% of 18-29 year olds and 24% of Hispanics claim to be licensed to operate a nuclear submarine. https://t.co/U9aMIVqjFT
Some interesting polling in this including a welcome debunking of idea that 30% of American youngsters are into holocaust denial (its 3%). The State of American Jewish Anxiety, by @dandrezner https://t.co/TcMg8QTtaZ
Important read from our Head of North America @dan_elbaum about American Jews' rising fear of antisemitism and what we need to do to confront it, in @TimesofIsrael: https://t.co/coJgLYyF3V https://t.co/Tje7wlrRMY
The National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism is facing its first stress test. Nearly two-thirds of American Jews, 63%, say the status of Jews in the US is less secure than a year ago. - opinion https://t.co/AxvSdEZ7lj
Really valuable intervention from @pewresearch explaining how opt-in surveys, where people are rewarded for participating, can produce misleading results, especially among young people. This matters for polling on Holocaust denial and more: https://t.co/C3gGVcrpYU https://t.co/EkwfVFxVPS
- A viral survey from Dec 2023 claimed that 20% of under-30s in the US are Holocaust deniers. - The survey method was highly vulnerable to "bogus respondents" (i.e. people who answer surveys quickly at random). - New survey suggests it's actually 3% https://t.co/ppfJ3yJikX https://t.co/AZI2bg2cUy
Interesting piece on opt-in polls (remember the all teens are holocaust denials one?) https://t.co/o5bbjuxjSs
Pew ran a more vigorous version of the Dec. poll that found that 20% of young people think the Holocaust is myth, and found that the number is in fact 3%. So that's good! https://t.co/fOBqgviTQk