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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365. Report buried Trump-related ‘hate crimes’ against white kids / The Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Federation of Teachers set out a questionnaire to teachers and administrators about post-election hate crimes. When they published a report, they exclud / 2016-12-05 366. Trump-related ‘hate crimes’ against white children omitted from liberal group’s report / The SPLC's report on hate crimes after the election of Donald Trump erased evidence of crimes against Trump supporters. / 2016-12-05	Type of hoax: suspected 2016-11-09 New York NY The SPLC ignored at least 2,000 bias-related incidents against white students from their report on post-election hate crimes, which focuses instead on “anti-immigrant sentiment,” etc..

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365. Report buried Trump-related ‘hate crimes’ against white kids / The Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Federation of Teachers set out a questionnaire to teachers and administrators about post-election hate crimes. When they published a report, they exclud / 2016-12-05
366. Trump-related ‘hate crimes’ against white children omitted from liberal group’s report / The SPLC's report on hate crimes after the election of Donald Trump erased evidence of crimes against Trump supporters. / 2016-12-05

Type of hoax: suspected

2016-11-09

New York NY

The SPLC ignored at least 2,000 bias-related incidents against white students from their report on post-election hate crimes, which focuses instead on “anti-immigrant sentiment,” etc..

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