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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426. GB News demolishes the claim that 'race and religious hate offences hit record high in 2020' 2021-07-16 London UK

title
Can hate crime data be easily manipulated?

name
GB News

authors
Michelle Dewberry, Abdullah al Andalusi, and Zuby

url
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otVjr_b3WLE

summary
Michelle Dewberry of GB News demolishes the latest claim of an 'increase' in hate, citing the Crown Prosecution definition of an incident as anything which anyone, the alleged victim, or anyone else, feels, is hate, is hate

date read
2021-07-17

date published
2021-07-16


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