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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429. After the Euros final at Wembley, some black footballers received messages from racists. It became a... 2021-07-11 London UK

title
There was no ‘outburst’ of racism after the Euro final

name
Spiked Online

authors
Brendan O'Neill

url
https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/05/there-was-no-outburst-of-racism-after-the-euro-final/

summary
We now know that just 34 racist messages were sent by people in the UK. A mural to a black player in Manchester was defaced with vile graffiti. It wasn't racist, but much of the media made out it was.

date read
2021-08-11

date published
2021-08-05


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