Fact check: AfD head called Hitler 'communist.' He was not DW 01/11/2025
Briefly

Weidel's assertion that Hitler was a 'communist' and not 'right-wing' revises historical facts and downplays the horrors inflicted by the Nazis.
The claim that National Socialists were leftists is a dangerous distortion of history that seeks to absolve far-right ideologies from their past.
This revisionism is becoming more common as nationalist movements grow, using misleading statements about history to reshape political narratives.
Contrary to Weidel's claims, historians affirm Hitler's policies align with right-wing ideologies, highlighting the misuse of history in contemporary political discourse.
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