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CNBC Sparks Outrage With Holocaust-Referencing Social Media Post
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By i24NEWS, Ron Tsur
What happened
CNBC posted "six million" on X to promote an oil report, but the phrase, lacking context, was widely seen as trivializing the Holocaust and attracted Holocaust deniers and antisemitic comments before being deleted.
- 01CNBC's "six million" post on X was intended to promote an oil report.
- 02The post lacked context and was widely condemned as trivializing the Holocaust.
- 03Holocaust deniers and antisemites exploited the post with mockery and false claims.
- 04Critics accused CNBC of gross negligence and insensitivity.
- 05The post was deleted the following day after significant backlash.
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