Richard Verrall, also known as Richard E. Harwood, is an anti-Semitic British politician. A member of the far-right British National Front, Verrall was once an editor for the Spearhead Magazine, which often included anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
In 1974, under the Harwood pseudonym, Verrall published a booklet titled "Did Six Million Really Die?" According to the fictitious text, the Holocaust never took place, but was rather a fabrication of the Allied forces. Through fake evidence and misused quotes, Verrall charges all aspects of the Holocaust to be a myth. Verrall goes as far as to praise the Germans for what he says was a humane treatement of Jews.
Verrall suggested that the Holocaust was created in order to cover up Allied crimes, such as the U.S. atomic attacks of Japan, the British bombing of Dresden and Stalin's gulags. I addition, he argues that the Holocaust was used as an excuse for the establishment of Israel. "So far as the Jewish people themselves are concerned, the deception has been an incalculable benefit."
In 1992, Richard Verrall was put on trial in Canada, where Holocaust Denial is illegal. Although Verrall was acquitted due to the unconstitutional nature of the trial, The Supreme court of Canada Stated that he "misrepresented the work of historians, misquoted witnesses, fabricated evidence, and cited non-existent authorities" in his pamphlet."
Despite being discredited as a hoax, "Did Six Million Really Die?" is still a popular text among anti-Semites worldwide, with such notorious Holocaust deniers as Dr. Robert Faurisson and David Irving offering their praise for the work. Full versions of the text appear often on popular anti-Semitic websites, such as Jew Watch, Radio Islam and The Institute for Historical Review.
It seems that whatever security system the Germans used, and to whatever lengths they went to preserve a semblance of community for the Jews, they can never escape the charge of 'extermination'.
