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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Is it true that composer Richard Wagner was an anti-Semite?
<|assistant|>
Yes, it is true that Richard Wagner was an anti-Semite. Despite some support he received from Jewish patrons and performers during his lifetime, Wagner consistently displayed hostility towards Jewish people in his music and written work. He often referred to Jews in a derogatory manner, wrote about the necessity of exterminating Jewish people, and claimed that Jewish actors could never play roles in his operas.