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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544. GBI Makes Arrest for Terroristic Threats Related to the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Investigation / This is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation announcement. It says Rashawn Smith has been arrrested and charged with making terroristic threats. It alleges that, following the shooting of black man Ahmaud / 2020-05-1
Type of hoax: suspected

2020-05-09

Midway GA

The Georgia police allege that, following the shooting of black man Ahmaud Arberry, and protests to demand prosecution, Rashawn Smith, a black 20-year-old man, pretended to be a white racist and threatened to kill those protestors

Reports