https://irving.video/videos/watch/aabfabef-0cf7-4f0b-9211-14bcea6764cc OverviewPart two of a televised debate between David Irving and Deborah Lipstadt, recorded in November 1994. The segment captures an extended exchange on historical revisionism, documentary evidence, and the responsibilities of historians and public intellectuals in presenting contested historical narratives. Irving defends his interpretive methods and challenges Lipstadt's framing of historical events. Topics coveredHistorians' obligation to uncover new truths versus the problem of fringe historical claims 00:00:00, Denial movements and their intellectual credibility compared to established historical facts 00:01:12, The Armenian Genocide as a case study in historical denial and documentation 00:02:41, The recontextualization of Columbus and colonial history 00:03:10, Mass readership of controversial texts and the role of public interpretation 00:04:34, The Bell Curve and how disputed sources are weaponized for ideological purposes 00:05:00, The First Amendment and freedom of speech in historical discourse 00:07:01, Nazi mass murder by shooting versus gas chambers as methods of killing 00:08:00, Photographic evidence from Auschwitz and the interpretation of archival imagery 00:09:00, Key momentsIrving states his position on Nazi killing methods: "There's no doubt at all that Nazis liquidated tens or hundreds, many hundreds of thousands of Jews by machine gunning them into pits" but contests the claim of gas chambers 00:09:00, Irving challenges Lipstadt to produce a specific document she claims exists, offering financial reward for its location 00:08:00, Irving frames his presence at the debate as defensive, stating "I came here today to defend my name" against what he characterizes as a smear campaign 00:10:00, SourceRecorded as a television debate broadcast on 11 November 1994. The exchange was between David Irving and Deborah Lipstadt, a historian and author. The original broadcaster and production company are not identified in the available metadata. About this archive: irving.video preserves the lectures, interviews, and TV appearances of historian David Irving. All videos are captioned, every transcript is searchable. Books at irvingbooks.com. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:06:10 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/aabfabef-0cf7-4f0b-9211-14bcea6764cc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.