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Polish MEP Faces Backlash for Auschwitz Gas Chamber Denial

7/12/2025

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Polish far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun is under fire for dismissing gas chambers at Auschwitz as a "fake," igniting a wave of outrage and formal complaints for Holocaust denial, a serious offense in Poland. Prime Minister Donald Tusk strongly condemned Braun's remarks, highlighting the urgent need to distance Poland from such dangerous ideologies.

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Polish far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun is under fire for dismissing gas chambers at Auschwitz as a "fake," igniting a wave of outrage and formal complaints for Holocaust denial, a serious offense in Poland. Prime Minister Donald Tusk strongly condemned Braun's remarks, highlighting the urgent need to distance Poland from such dangerous ideologies.