Fact Check: Media NOT 'Put To Death For Lying' At Nuremberg Trials -- Those Executed Were Convicted Of War Crimes Against Humanity
Fact Check
Was "even the media" prosecuted during the 1945-46 Nuremberg trials of Nazi Germany's leadership and "put to death for lying to the public"? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the purpose of these historical legal proceedings, which set a precedent for holding individuals accountable for crimes against humanity. As the archives show, even those defendants who had a history…