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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Eleven Hate Crime Hoaxes http://www.nationalreview.com/article/374096/eleven... online article 2015-03-24
Police say Utah man admits to vandalism, injuries originally reported as anti-gay http://www.sltrib.com/news/2683196-155/reported-hat... online article 2015-06-30
Alleged hate crimes against gay Delta man were staged, police say http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=35308903 online article 2015-06-30
Black like me? - Civil rights activist's ethnicity questioned http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_385... online article 2015-06-11
Just Two Months Ago, Rachel Dolezal Did An Interview About Passing For Another Race http://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolasmedinamora/heres-wha... online article 2015-06-12
An Ugly Reminder... http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2010/0... online article 2010-06-21
Muslim UTA student's claim of aggravated assault with a weapon was fabricated http://www.arlingtonvoice.com/crime-emergency-educa... online article 2015-02-13
St. Louis Bosnian woman who claimed hate crime is charged with making false report http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts... online article 2014-12-16
Racially charged hacking incident was just a hoax to push diversity agenda http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/20329/ online article 2014-12-01
Man falsely accused of writing ‘N*****’ on receipt at Red Lobster Sues For A Million Dollars http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2637914/Man... online article 2014-05-23
College Student Caught In Another Hate Crime Hoax http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/03/23/college-studen... online article 2014-03-23
Portland Apple Store customer claims store employee typed homophobic slur on receipt http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/0... online article 2014-08-12
LGBT Teen Who Committed Fake Hate Crimes Against Herself 10 Years Ago Speaks Out http://sfist.com/2014/05/02/lgbt_teen_from_marin_wh... online article 2014-05-02
Man gets 25 years for attack on Family Research Council HQ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/man-gets-25-years... online article 2014-03-30
Left-wing hate-crime hoaxer pleads guilty in Denver http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/22/unhinged-updat... online article 2009-12-22
Kyle Wood Assault 'Unfounded,' As Wisconsin Volunteer Recants Claim Of Hate Crime Attack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/kyle-wood-... online article 2012-10-30
Hercules Transgender Teen Admits Making Up Story Of School Bathroom Assault http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/04/hercule... online article 2014-03-04
Acid Attack Hoax: Why Did She Say Attacker Was Black? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/acid-attack-hoax-why-di... online article 2010-09-17
Business is booming at the hate crime hoax factory http://video.foxnews.com/v/2893957451001/gutfeld-bu... tv program 2013-12-04
Top 10 Media Hate-Crime Hoaxes of 2013 http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/12/31/... online article 2013-12-31
Another Fake Hate Crime? Arrest Discredits Tennessee Anti-Gay Case http://theothermccain.com/2013/12/28/another-fake-h... online article 2013-12-28
HATE HOAX at Vassar College: Transsexual Busted in Fake Hate Scam (Video) http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/12/hate-hoax-a... online article 2013-12-04
You’ll Never Guess Who Is the Police’s Prime Suspect in Racist ‘Hate Crime’ Against Half-Black Eighth-Grade Football Player http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/05/investig... online article 2013-12-05
The (fake) Hate Crime Epidemic http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/12/06/the-fake-hat... online article 2013-12-06
PARIS TN: Healthy Thyme health food store assault story in doubt http://www.parispi.net/articles/2013/12/24/news/loc... online article 2013-12-26
Minister Sentenced to 2 Years for Staging Fake ‘Hate Crime’ at His Home http://www.mediaite.com/tv/minister-sentenced-to-2-... online article 2013-11-02
Lesbian Waitress Who Reported Fake Hate Crime Is Fired http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/12/lesbian-wai... online article 2013-12-07
Right-Wing Media And The Return Of Matthew Shepard Trutherism http://equalitymatters.org/blog/201309160001 online article 2013-09-16
'Hate Crime' Hoaxes http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142412788... online article 2013-05-02
Cops Investigate Racist Graffiti Found At Agoura High http://www.myfoxla.com/story/22270273/racist-graffi... online article 2013-07-15

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