Fact Checker: Brazil’s president resurrects the zombie claim that Nazism was a leftist movement
By Elyse Samuels Elyse Samuels Digital video editor focusing on breaking news and stories of the day Email Bio Follow May 7 at 3:00 AM "There is no doubt. Socialist party, how is it? Germany’s National Socialist Party.” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said there’s “no doubt” Nazism was a leftist movement shortly after visiting Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum in Israel, on April 2.
Yad Vashem’s president, Reuven Rivlin, appeared to respond to the comments on Twitter writing, “We will never forgive and never forget.” He went on to address political leaders’ responsibility in shaping public opinion, in what seemed to be a targeted response to Bolsonaro. This isn’t just a tactic used by conservatives. Democrats have also called their rivals “Nazis,” distorting history in their own way.
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