Auschwitz Memorial tweets to AOC, tells media to learn about the Holocaust

The official Twitter account of the Auschwitz Memorial weighed in on a thread that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began Tuesday, in which users argued about the definition of “concentration camp.”

They also asked some members of the media to “consider following” them to learn more about the horrors of Auschwitz.

The tweets came after some media members defended the New York congresswoman after she compared concentration camps to U.S. migrant detention centers Monday. “The United States is running concentration camps on our southern border, and that is exactly what they are. They are concentration camps,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

Addressing a back-and-forth that took place under the Ocasio-Cortez tweet, the Memorial said, “The history of Auschwitz is far more complicated than this as it combined two functions: a concentration camp and from March 1942 an extermination center. See our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_1/”

The Memorial also tweeted at MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, saying, “Please consider follow @AuschwitzMuseum where everyday we commemorate and educate about the tragic human history of #Auschwitz.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Hayes backed Ocasio-Cortez after she faced criticism from Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, saying that, “If you spend a few minutes learning some actual history, you will find out that concentration camps are different from death camps and have a history that both predates and extends far past the Nazis.”

The Memorial tweeted similar messages to CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski and historian Kevin M. Kruse, among others.