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N.Y. TIMES TOUTED 'POPULAR IDOL' HITLER IN 1922

Profile claimed leader's 'anti-Semitism was not so genuine'

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(CBS NEWS) The New York Times on Tuesday republished its first-ever profile of Adolph Hitler and it seems the newspaper’s “reliable, well-informed sources” were not so reliable.

The Nov. 21, 1922 article — headlined “New Popular Idol Rises in Bavaria” – offers a profile of the 33-year-old leader of the so-called Bavarian Fascisti.

While the paper accurately characterizes Hitler’s hatred toward Jews and the popularity of his vitriolic public speeches, the Times also quotes sources who were just a bit off the mark.

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