fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes

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 recommended.

Report 94.

Articles/Programs

131. Store Owner, Ex-firefighter Sentenced / Arson at clothes store. Owner, Angela W Thomas, claimed it was racist. This caused immense wave of local and national sympathy. The anti-racist community called for harsher penalties for hate crimes. L / 1992-06-18

Details

Type of hoax: convicted - victim or accomplice(s) committed crime

Date: 1990-07-01

Location: Kansas City MO

Summary: Arson at clothes store. Owner, Angela Thomas, claimed it was racist. It was actually an insurance fraud by her and Lauren D Johnson.

← Back to Reports