The BBC was criticized Tuesday after a number of broadcasts erased the Jewish identity of the victims of the Holocaust during reports on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

According to The Telegraph, a seven-minute report on Holocaust Remembrance Day that was broadcast on BBC Breakfast made no mention of either Jews or antisemitism.

The presenter said that it was a “day for remembering the six million people who were murdered by the Nazi regime over 80 years ago.”

In news broadcasts, BBC Radio 4 initially mentioned that “six million people” were killed during the Holocaust, again with no mention of Jews.

In a later report, the broadcaster said “six million mainly Jewish” people died. It is widely accepted that the Nazis killed six million Jews during the genocide.

The Daily Mail said that at least four presenters referred to “six million people,” rather than Jews, over the course of the day.

This is an absolute disgrace.@bbcnews @BBCr4today completely erased the Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Apparently "six million PEOPLE" were murdered.

"people"? Were they just randomly chosen?
Have they no shame at all? pic.twitter.com/HCMGD4dr7J

— David Collier (@mishtal) January 27, 2026

The British national broadcaster later apologized.

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