14 DAY TRIAL // An email claiming to know that students will no longer find out about the Holocaust in schools was dispatched last week and forwarded time and time again. A chain letter that could have created serious diplomatic problems for the United Kingdom, it was also found on various social networking sites, doing all the more damage.
"Recently this week, UK removed The Holocaust from its school curriculum because it "offended" the Moslem population which claims it never occurred," the email read. Luckily it was caught in time by the government and an official stand was put together. The Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, was forced to send individual letters to all the embassies on British soil disclaiming the message.
The origin of the email is not known and it is less likely to be tracked back because of the many email platforms it has crossed and it's also possible that the original sender did not use his or her address, but a paid anonymous one that requires no name when registering, as there are available on the Internet.
"The Holocaust was one of the most horrific and profound events in world history and I want every young person to have an understanding of it," Balls told Web User.
The email also caught the eye of security firm Sophos, and Graham Cluely, its Senior Technology Consultant, warned on the company's site that forwarding such messages would only feed an urban legend. Not that it matters to many people, who fall for the old "forward this and you'll be kissed by your true love on Friday" kind of messages. He also urged people to "engage their brains" in whatever message is received and then sent on.
If you received this email, rest assured, it is based on a lie and its only purpose was to create some havoc and lower people's belief in the educational system. Did you contribute to this?