Under British libel law at the time, the burden of proof lay with the defendant. To win, Lipstadt and her legal team had to prove that the Holocaust occurred and that Irving had intentionally manipulated historical evidence.
" La verità negata " (English title: Denial ) is a 2016 biographical film directed by Mick Jackson that chronicles the high-stakes legal battle between American historian Deborah Lipstadt and British Holocaust denier David Irving. La veritГ negata
The film explores the difference between "opinion" and "fact," the ethics of historical research, and the danger of giving a platform to misinformation. Under British libel law at the time, the
The meticulous barrister who argued the case for the defense. Production and Themes The film explores the difference between "opinion" and
The film is based on Lipstadt's book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier , which recounts the 1996 libel lawsuit Irving filed against her and her publisher, Penguin Books.