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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214. Kayla-Simone McKelvey, 24, of Union was charged by summons with third-degree creating a false public... 2016-06-30 Union NJ
221. Black woman later convicted of sending hat tweets. 2015-11-18 Union New Jersey

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Student activist gets 90 days in jail for fake racial threats on Twitter

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RT.com

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https://www.rt.com/usa/347233-kean-student-kayla-mckelvey-sentenced/

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Kayla McKelvey, a black student at Kean University, pleaded guilty to causing a false public alarm by creating a fake Twitter account that she then used to threaten the very protests she was attending, News 12 New Jersey reported. In November, McKelvey tweeted out multiple threats directed at black students attending the rally.

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2016-06-29

date published
2016-06-18


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