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The results of a Nov. 2024 YouGov poll showed that nearly a quarter of Americans think Hitler was a good person. The YouGov poll conducted from Oct.
31 to Nov. 1, 2024, among U.S.
citizens aged 18 and over revealed that only a small portion of respondents held any positive or mixed views about Hitler. Just 1% viewed him as "a completely good person," 4% saw him as "a good person who did some bad things" and 7% considered him "equally good and bad." Additionally, 12% of respondents were "not sure" about their view of Hitler.
In early November 2024, a spread on that nearly a quarter of Americans Hitler was a good person. Some posts making the claim included a screenshot of an article by English-language Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post titled "Nearly a quarter of Americans believe 'Hitler was a good person' - poll." However, the actual poll from YouGov, which surveyed 1,077 Americans, did not show that nearly a quarter of respondents viewed Hitler as a good person.
Therefore, we have rated this claim as false. The article's title did indeed read: "Nearly a quarter of Americans believe 'Hitler was a good person' - poll." The subhead read: "Most Americans think Hitler was a bad person at 65%, with majorities across the party lines, with Democrats at 75%, Republicans at 60%, and Independents at 59%.
" The article continued: Nearly a quarter (23%) of Americans think Adolf Hitler was a good person, with Democrats at 18%, Independents at 20%, and Republicans at 33%, according to a recent poll published by YouGov on November 4. and . "For nearly half of Trump voters, overt appreciation of Hitler is acceptable," According to the official YouGov , the actual breakdown of responses provided a much clearer picture: 1% saw Hitler as "a completely good person;" 4% saw him as "a good person who did some bad things;" 7% saw him as "equally good and bad person;" 12% were "not sure.
" This leaves 65% who viewed Hitler as "a completely bad person," with the remaining respondents saying he was a bad person who did some good things. You can see the complete survey results . For further reading, we have investigated other Hitler-related rumors, including: Sources: About YouGov | YouGov.
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