'''Holocaust denial''' is a belief that the says that the Nazi [[Holocaust]] did not occur, or occurred to a lesser extent than believed by the majority of scholars. Holocaust deniers assert that the Nazis did not attempt to exterminate the [[Jews]] (as well as political opponents, Gypsies, Catholics and other Christian church members opposed to his policies, mentally handicapped individuals, homosexuals, etc.) during [[World War II]].
A variation of holocaust denial admits that the Nazis did these [[crimes against humanity]] but denies that Hitler gave the order to do so, such as the theories propounded by David Irving and given scholastic credence by [[Wikipedia]]. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Wannsee Conference," Wikipedia, ''The Free Encyclopedia'', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannsee_Conference#_note-8 (accessed April 19, 2007). </ref>