US Consul-General George Horton, whose account has been criticised by scholars as anti-Turkish, claimed, "One of the cleverest statements circulated by the Turkish propagandists is to the effect that the massacred Christians were as bad as their executioners, that it was '50–50'."
Konsul-Jenderal AS George Horton melaporkan, "Salah satu pernyataan paling cerdas yang diedarkan oleh para penyebar propaganda Turki adalah yang menyebutkan kaum Kristen yang dibantai adalah sama buruknya seperti pembantai mereka, bahwa itu adalah '50–50.'