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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195. Roselle man is accused of racist graffiti / A black student, Pedro House Jr, was caught painting anti-Semitic and racist slurs on a restroom wall inside Union County College. There had been several cases of similar graffiti, around which anti-ra / 1989-12-13	Type of hoax: suspected 1989-12-01 Cranford NJ Pedro House Jr was caught painting anti-Semitic and racist slurs on a restroom wall inside Union County College. There had been a series of such graffiti, around which anti-racist campaigns were stirred up. Pedro House was an active anti-racist.

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