Fact check: The Independent State of Croatia was the only one to have concentration camps for children.

1. Summary of the results

1. Summary of the results

The original statement is partially misleading. While Croatia's Independent State (NDH) was unique among Axis powers in establishing camps specifically designated for children, it was not the only regime in history to imprison children in concentration camps. The Jastrebarsko and Sisak camps were particularly notorious, with thousands of Serbian, Jewish, and Romani children dying from malnutrition, disease, and violence.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

• Nazi Germany's concentration camp system imprisoned and killed numerous children, though these weren't specifically designated as children's camps
• Japanese internment camps during WWII held children alongside adults
• North Korean political prison camps have historically detained entire families, including children
• The US has operated detention centers holding migrant children
• The scale of Croatia's children's camps: approximately 3,336 children passed through Jastrebarsko alone, with death tolls between 449-1,500
• Diana Budisavljević's humanitarian mission saved over 15,000 children from these camps
• The camps were part of a broader genocidal campaign by the Ustaše regime

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement creates a false distinction by focusing on camps "specifically for children" while ignoring the broader context of child imprisonment and killing in other concentration camp systems. This could potentially minimize other historical atrocities against children. The statement's framing benefits those who might want to portray certain historical atrocities as uniquely evil while downplaying others, rather than acknowledging the widespread nature of such crimes against children throughout history.