The Genealogy of Genocide: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Henry Ford, and the Nazi Ideology

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is one of the most damaging antisemitic hoaxes in modern history—a fabricated document created by the Russian secret police and repeatedly used to justify hatred, discrimination, and violence against Jews. Despite being conclusively debunked for over a century, its themes became central to Nazi propaganda, influenced American antisemites such as Henry Ford, and continue to resurface in modern conspiracy movements.