California state Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat, was humiliated on social media platform X after he falsely claimed Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl” was banned from Florida’s schools.
The Democrat tried to portray a sexually explicit graphic novel adaptation of the classic diary as the actual diary, and X was unforgiving.
One of the most stunning bits from the post is that Wiener refused to delete his bogus claim well after it was debunked.
Sunday, he wrote, “Florida banning the Diary of Anne Frank tells you everything you need to know about the MAGA movement.”
Florida banning the Diary of Anne Frank tells you everything you need to know about the MAGA movement.
— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) August 25, 2025
The book that was actually pulled from schools was “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” by Ari Folman.
Reviews of that book show it was not just a retelling, but an inappropriate distortion of Frank’s life that downplays the Holocaust.
One reviewer wrote: “This adaptation fails epicly on two major fronts. Firstly, it does not align with the actual diary written by Anne Frank and other well documented historical facts of the period. Secondly, the heavy focus of sexually related content makes one wonder if the writer and illustrator had an agenda they wanted to push rather than adhering to the truth of the story.”
Another added: “I was stunned to see the sexually explicit descriptions she wrote that are NOT in the versions kids are used to reading.”
Who is more likely to ban the real “Diary of Anne Frank”?
A different review reads: “The book goes into detail about women’s genitalia. It talks about a situation where Anne wanted to show her breasts to a female friend. I am no prude, but this is not something that should be taught in a classroom. I am against banning books. Read that again. I am, however, against this being taught as a class novel.”
Yet another stated: “This book is telling children that Anne Frank was a LESBIAN! The book is super inappropriate!! Too much sexual content.”
In a response to Wiener’s phony claim, many also noted that the book actually downplayed the systematic extermination of Jews by Nazis.
This didn’t happen. Indeed, the book is on the mandatory reading list, as is the topic of the Holocaust more broadly. One Florida school did pull a *graphic novel* based on Anne Frank; right or wrong, the charge there was that it “minimized,” not focused on, the Holocaust. https://t.co/LbFXhPH7a3
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) August 25, 2025
And as X’s Community Notes pointed out, the actual diary of Anne Frank remains among Florida’s suggested books for eighth graders.
Respondents to Wiener’s lie were unforgiving, and the responses were plenty:
This is just a lie. Not only is Anne Frank’s diary not “banned” in Florida — it’s on @EducationFL recommended reading list. https://t.co/8901a7NqpU pic.twitter.com/QaG4uTEn73
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) August 25, 2025
This is literally part of the 8th grade curriculum in the State of Florida.
Genius work.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) August 25, 2025
You should delete your tweet pic.twitter.com/lnbV8HVwgz
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) August 25, 2025
Incorrect.@CommunityNotes…where are you? pic.twitter.com/oCK5WiWKhn
— Amber B. Krabach 🇺🇸 ✝️ (@AK4WA) August 25, 2025
If Democrats lacked dishonesty they would have nothing
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) August 25, 2025
The more people replied, the worse the Democrat looked.
Still, Wiener doubled down and left his misleading post up. He was corrected, mocked, and exposed, but still would not retract his statement.
In short, Wiener landed himself in the position of defending a graphic novel that minimizes the Holocaust, paints Frank as a lesbian, and sexualizes her — all while implying that conservatives are anti-Semitic.
What a disgraceful person. Democrats, of course, do not have truth or facts to stand on, so they are constantly reduced to lying.
Sadly, this one did so about a book that twisted the life of a girl who is not alive to defend herself.
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