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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345. In mid-November, a Drake University student told school officials she had received four racist notes... 2018-11-13 Des Moines Iowa

title
Drake University officials: Four of the five racist notes found on campus were hoaxes

name
Des Moines Register

authors
Kathy A. Bolten

url
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2018/11/30/drake-university-student-fakes-alleged-racist-note-racism-campus-des-moines/2162705002/

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date read
2018-12-01

date published
2018-11-30


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