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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240. Miss Choudhury was convicted of wasting police time after they'd spent hours going through CCTV foot... 2015-11-13 Birmingham UK

title
Woman who lied about being attacked for wearing a hijab fined

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ITV News

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url
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2016-01-08/woman-who-lied-about-being-attacked-for-wearing-a-hijab-fined/

summary
A woman, known only as Miss Choudhury, who claimed she was subjected to a racist assault – telling the police and media she’d been targeted for wearing a hijab – has been fined for wasting police time after CCTV enquiries showed she made up the attack.

date read
2016-11-10

date published
2016-01-08


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