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And yet their Holocaust Denier heroes like David Irving (and others) deliberately falsify information to support their horrendous agenda. Irving had his ass haded to him in his libel case against Deborah Lipstadt, who he sued for simply calling him a Holocaust Denier. That case brought a lot of revelations to light. Here’s her book on the trial if anyone’s interested.
This was one of my favorite subjects in school, so I will apply what limited knowledge I have.
Basically you have guys like David Irving promoting the idea that the Holocaust was a myth, Hitler didn't know the extent of what some camps were doing, there was no active plan for genocide, most of the deaths came from disease, etc., because they hate Jews and de-legitimizing the Holocaust 1. removes what they see as the main source of international sympathy for Jews and 2. implies that there is a worldwide Jewish conspiracy covering it up, a longtime favorite topic of antisemites.
The book "History on Trial", a non-fiction book about a Holocaust denier suing a Jewish professor for libel, is a good place to start on the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/History-Trial-Court-Holocaust-Denier/dp/0060593776
Edit: I see someone else has said that there are five groups of people who are Holocaust deniers, but I would add that there may be some variations in people's motivations for denying it, they are all rooted in virulent antisemitism.