(NewsNation) – A new survey According to The Economist/YouGov, 20% of young Americans surveyed believe this is the case holocaust could have been a myth.

In that poll, 8% of Americans ages 18 to 29 said they “strongly agree” that “the Holocaust is a myth,” while 12% said they “somewhat agree.”

It was the highest rate across all age groups; 0% of those over 65 agreed with these statements.

There were also differences across racial groups: 13% of black Americans said they strongly or somewhat agreed with the statement, and 5% of whites said the same.

Scott Tranter, Director of Data Science at Decision Office Headquarterscautioned against drawing blanket conclusions from a single survey.

“The methodology is sound, but I think that with all crosstabs we need to see a long-term trend and not just focus on one survey – even if the methodology is sound, that doesn’t mean the survey is not susceptible to normal statistical fluctuations “is.” can be smoothed with multiple data points,” he said.

The sample size was relatively small at around 200 reviewers aged 18 to 29 years. Still, Holocaust education experts argue that there is reason to believe there is a lack of knowledge about the Holocaust.

Greg Schneider, Executive Vice President of Claims Conferencesaid his Organization survey of Americans said that nearly a third of respondents believed that significantly fewer than 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, and that share was higher among Millennials.

“Unfortunately, younger adults who are further removed from the events of the Holocaust are vulnerable to Holocaust denial and distortion,” Schneider said.

Barbara Goldstein, the acts as managing director from the Florida-based Holocaust Education Resource Council, pointed out the technologies that many young adults use to promote ignorance.

“A lot of young people don’t check their sources,” she said, pointing to social media as a problem.

She noticed that too Fewer than 20 states have laws in effect It is required that students be taught about the Holocaust.

Goldstein’s organization provides resources including discussion guides Teachers can use these to teach young people about the Holocaust.

She said with more resources, teachers could be better equipped to teach this topic.

“[It] There needs to be more money to educate and train more teachers,” she said.

Gretchen Skidmore, who leads educational initiatives at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, said this is also the case Timetables to help educators.

“The museum’s lesson plans incorporate primary sources from our collection, including survivor testimonies, diaries, archival films, photographs, etc.,” she said.

The Claims Conference is now underway Sponsoring new virtual reality projects The goal is to use technology to educate younger adults about the Holocaust.

The survey was released around the same time a group of U.S. senators introduced a reauthorization bill Never again education lawwhich helps finance Holocaust education.

“Failure to educate students about the gravity and scope of the Holocaust is a disservice to the memory of its victims and to our duty to prevent such atrocities in the future… Reauthorizing the bipartisan Never Again Education Act will help ensure “That educators have the resources they need to educate students about the Holocaust and help counter anti-Semitic bigotry and hatred,” said Nevada Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen said in a statement. “