Hlynka was accused of anti-Semitism during his lifetime, a charge that he rejected. In a parliamentary debate, fellow MP Dorise Nielsen accused him of publishing "vicious anti-Semitism" during his time as a newspaper editor. Hlynka responded that he had never "written anything or said anything which was anti-Semitic" in his life, although he added that "individuals contributed to my publication and I published the things which I felt would be of interest to my people." In her book, "Social Discredit: Social Credit and the Jewish Response" (2000), Janine Stingel writes that Hlynka "exploited traditional Ukrainian antipathies towards Jews" during his time as editor of "Suspil'nyi Kredyt".