Conclusion

One's knowledge about the Holocaust depends on where they lives and what kind of life they live. Most schools educate their students on the Holocaust, to varying degrees, leading to inconsistencies in knowledge across the country. Social media plays a significant role in this inconsistency, as it is how a majority of Americans obtain their news compared to traditional media. There are two sides to this coin, as there is the possibility for someone to learn even more than they did in school, but they can also get taken down the wrong path and fall victim to misinformation. Schools and media companies typically aren't a part of the misinformation mill, as they both have policies to follow and claim to tell the objective truth. Social media is driven by numbers, not facts. Users would likely rather tell the truth, as that would keep engagement high, but sometimes saying something misleading can lead to more clicks. In this world, saying something exciting or controversial, even if it is false, is more profitable than telling the truth.