I know this is probably a very stupid question but.. A friend of mine claims that the 6 million figure for number of Jews killed during the Holocaust was false. I told him that there were probably records, eye-witnesses, graves/bodies (etc) for that value. However he believes that the numbers were fudged and linked me to this page:
https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t712023-9/
Yes, I am aware of what stormfront is, but I was stumped and had no explanation for the repetition of the 6 million number, admittedly I felt a bit foolish so I wondered if anyone here can help me out? I tried googling the answer but all I get is more conspiracy stuff.
How do I explain these seemingly legitimate articles that keep referring 6 million Jews, and what evidence can I refer to that proves the holocaust figures were accurate?
hi! One issue is that some people use the term "Holocaust" more broadly than others. The tl;dr is that is depends who one is counting (i.e. number of Jewish people vs all people), and by what means (i.e. in death camps vs by all means). Here are a few posts that sort out estimates:
Why does the wikipedia page say that only 3 million Jews were killed? I thought it was 6 million?
How many Jews were systematically exterminated in gas chambers in the Holocaust
Of the 6 million killed in the Holocaust, how many were actually Jewish?
you may also find this FAQ of interest