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NY Times mocked for saying German far-right took control for 'first time'
Critics of the paper pointed to the period of Nazi rule in the country between 1933-1945
June 27, 2023 15:50
Critics of the paper pointed to the period of Nazi rule in the country between 1933-1945
June 27, 2023 15:50The New York Times has been mocked on social media for appearing to suggest a recent victory for the German AfD party was the first time the "far right" has won power in the country.
NYT headline writer not a history buff https://t.co/uyIOB4qeCB pic.twitter.com/EDhyxIueH3
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 26, 2023
In an article dated June 26, headline writers at the paper titled a piece on the district election: "In a First, Germany’s Far Right Will Take Control of a District."
Screenshots of this headline began to circulate on Twitter with many people pointing out that the far right in Germany ruled the country from 1933-1945.
Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone, who works for Chabad, said:"I don't know, in Yeshivah I heard about another time the far right took control in Germany. But maybe that was just a Jewish thing."
The headline, which was changed around midnight GMT on June 27, now reads "In a First, Germany’s Far Right AfD Party Will Take Control of a District."
https://twitter.com/alice_radley/status/1673468162715660288
In December last year, the New York Times was criticised for the design of a crossword, after many Twitter users compared it to a swastika.
The puzzle appeared in the paper on the first night of Chanukah with a host of prominent Jewish and non-Jewish figures have voicing their outrage.