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 recommended.


Print or online article, tv or radio program

title
Man Admits Hate Crime Attack Was False

name
kmbc.com

authors

url
http://www.kmbc.com/Man-Admits-Hate-Crime-Attack-Was-False/-/11664900/12252974/-/xh46swz/-/index.html

summary
22 yr old Floyd Elliott admitted carving a homophobic word in himself after police noticed it was written backward. "He said he falsely reported the attack to increase the police presence in his neighborhood."

date read
2012-12-22

date published
2004-12-28