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Young Americans justify Hitler, call for Jewish genocide on viral podcast

Amid laughter and smiles, eight FreshAndFit podcast participants declared Jews are to blame for the Holocaust. The incident raises difficult questions about the direction young Americans are heading.

by  Adi Nirman
Published on  07-30-2025 11:00
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'Hitler was trying to save the world': American podcast sparks outrageMichael Reynolds/EPA

A National Park Service worker paints over an antisemitic graffiti on the base of the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, June 15, 2020 | Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA

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A viral FreshAndFit podcast episode sparked outrage when eight participants justified Hitler's Holocaust actions and escalated to openly advocating Jewish genocide, with one responding, "We must kill these motherf**kers" when asked how to target Jews.

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The controversial episode included participants stating "he [Hitler] had to do what he had to do," and justifying Nazi actions. They made inflammatory claims suggesting Jews caused their own persecution: "the Jews probably did something to the Germans... they started it," one stated, while another declared, "He was trying to save the world" regarding Hitler's actions.

Social media erupted with condemnation of the dangerous normalization of antisemitic rhetoric, as participants moved from justifying historical atrocities to advocating violence without apparent concern for consequences. The incident has raised troubling questions about the direction of American youth and their grasp of historical reality.

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