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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515. Deputy Mayor of Public Safety admitted calling own phone to make a bomb threat against City Hall 2024-10-03 Los Angeles CA

title
Former Los Angeles deputy mayor pleads guilty to threatening to bomb City Hall

name
KTLA-5 website

authors
Lily Dallow

url
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/former-los-angeles-deputy-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-to-bomb-city-hall/

summary
'According to the DOJ’s release, Williams crafted the threat to appear as if it came from an unknown man who was “tired of the city support of Israel, and has decided to place a bomb in City Hall.”'

date read
2025-05-23

date published
2025-05-22


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