A 1992 Roper poll found that 22% of Americans say that the Holocaust may not have happened. The actual question asked in the poll was:

Does it seem possible or impossible to you that the Nazi extermination of the Jews never happened?

and 22% responded “Possible.” The results of this poll cannot be trusted because

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A 1992 Roper poll found that 22% of Americans say that the Holocaust may not have happened.  The actual question asked in the poll was:  
 
 Does it seem possible or impossible to you that the Nazi extermination of the Jews never happened? 
 
 and 22% responded “Possible.” The results of this poll cannot be trusted because

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the question is worded in a confusing manner.

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nonresponse is present.  Many people will refuse to participate, and those that do will be biased in their opinions.

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we do not know who conducted the poll or who paid for the results.

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undercoverage is present.  Obviously, those people who did not survive the Holocaust could not be in the poll.

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