Chilean influencer, 26, sparks outrage by claiming Anne Frank 'lived better ... trends now
An influencer has sparked outrage online by claiming Anne Frank 'lived better than we do' during a visit to Amsterdam.
Chilean influencer, Naya Fácil, 26, who has been enjoying a trip around Europe, headed to the Anne Frank House in the Dutch capital.
She was apparently taken aback by the size of the 17th-century canal house where Anne hid from the Nazi persecution during WWII after comparing the façade of the whole museum with the size of nearby homes.
But Anne and her family hid in only the rear of the building, known as the Secret Annex, for two years before being caught by the Gestapo in 1944. Anne died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in early 1945 aged 15.
During a recent visit to the museum dedicated to the Jewish wartime diarist in Amsterdam, Fácil told her 2.4 million Instagram fans: 'I'm shocked by Anne Frank's house. She had half the place to herself. She lived better than we do.'
Chilean influencer, Naya Fácil (pictured), 26, who has been enjoying a trip around Europe, headed to the Anne Frank House in the Dutch capital
The attic of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, pictured
During the livestream to her Instagram stories, Fácil also filmed the other homes surrounding the museum and said: 'Look, that's her house and that's the other houses.'
Her post on her social media page, which is now private, sparked outrage online and even prompted a response from the Jewish Museum of Chile.
The museum published detailed images of the house at the time, correctly contextualising the story of Anne Frank and the true nature of the site Fácil visited.
The organisation also urged Fácil to receive the information with 'empathy and respect'.
Writing in a post on Instagram, the museum said: 'The influencer Naya Fácil uploaded to her Instagram story, a video from Amsterdam, where she refers lightly and without adequate information to Anne Frank.'
The post, when translated from Spanish to English, added: 'The influencer jokingly says "Anne Frank lived better than us" and "she had half the house."
'However, what her video really shows is the façade of the museum of Anne Frank’s House, opened 64 years ago today, in which visitors can walk through the history of Anne, her family and Nazism in Amsterdam.'
It continued: 'We make a call to verify with empathy and respect the information that will be disseminated, before delivering incorrect data that confuse and disrespect.'
Naya (pictured) was apparently taken aback by the size of the 17th-century canal house where Anne
