fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes in the usa



The purpose of this site is to compile a comprehensive database of the false reports of "hate crimes" committed (mostly) in the USA. It builds on the work of Laird Wilcox, whose Crying Wolf (PDF) is the original book on this subject. The books Hate Crime Hoax and Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics are also recommended.

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118. Two teenagers vandalized and burglarized a house, leaving anti-Semitic graffiti in order to make it ... 1994-02-01 West Rogers Park IL

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Youths charged in burglary case

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Chicago Tribune

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Two teenagers vandalized and burglarized a house, leaving anti-Semitic graffiti, not out of prejudice, but in order to make it look like it was one of a series of unsolved anti-Semitic incidents in the area, to divert attention from themselves.

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1994-02-07


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