Fox Apologizes For Poll Asking If Jews Killed Jesus Christ

Fox Latin America was trying to promote a National Geographic Christmas special on Facebook. So a staffer set up a poll for users to drum up some interest ahead of the program. The problem? The staffer who set up the poll on the Facebook page chose the worst possible question:

Who Do You Think Is Responsible For The Death of Christ?

A. Pontius Pilate
B. Jewish People
C. High Priests

Michael Warren of the Associated Press reports that the Simon Weisenthal Center in Buenos Aires was outraged, calling the question a “defamatory reference.” He added that Fox Latin America spokesperson Guadalupe Lucero apologized on behalf of National Geographic, saying the poll was removed immediately and measures have been taken to prevent such incidents in the future.

There was no word on the results of the poll.

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