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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MSU tells students the 'correct term' for 'Chinese Virus' https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14675 online article 2020-04-07
Racist graffiti found on student's dorm in Marsh Hall https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2020/01/raci... online article 2020-01-25
College student charged with faking hate crime against herself https://www.thecollegefix.com/college-student-charg... online article 2020-03-11
JCPD: Woman arrested for carving "white pride" into sidewalk at JC business https://wcyb.com/news/local/jcpd-woman-arrested-for... online article 2020-03-03
Southaven man who reported racist graffiti on vehicles charged with insurance fraud https://wreg.com/news/southaven-man-who-reported-ra... online article 2020-02-28
New surveillance video released from Popeyes body slam incident in Columbia https://fox17.com/news/local/new-surveillance-video... online article 2020-01-30
Southaven man who reported racist graffiti on vehicles charged with insurance fraud https://wreg.com/news/southaven-man-who-reported-ra... online article 2020-02-28
Philadelphia Police Release Images Of Suspect Wanted For Spray-Painting Racial Slurs On Cecil B. Moore Mural https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/02/26/philad... online article 2020-02-15
Lawyer for ex-UAlbany student in bus case says her conduct was free speech https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Appeal-to-b... online article 2020-02-19
Go Home N-Word - Student Says Athletes beat him in hateful attack; Police say that's not true https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha... tv program 2020-02-04
Anti-gun doctor accused of sending himself death threat https://yournews.com/2020/01/28/1423434/anti-gun-do... online article 2020-01-28
Cop Resigns After Writing 'Pig' Insult On Coffee Cup And Blaming McDonald's Workers https://www.yahoo.com/news/kansas-police-pig-insult... online article 2020-01-02
He told police he was stabbed for being Jewish. Then his Apple Watch caught him in a lie. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oak... online article 2020-01-02
Andy Ngo responds: Twitter punishes you for telling the truth https://www.thepostmillennial.com/andy-ngo-responds... online article 2019-12-06
Are We in the Midst of a Transgender Murder Epidemic? https://quillette.com/2019/12/07/are-we-in-the-mids... online article 2019-12-07
A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in the United States in 2019 https://www.hrc.org/resources/a-national-epidemic-f... online article 2019-12-01
Andy Ngo suspended from Twitter for correcting Chelsea Clinton's claims about hate crimes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Y0frT9sP0 online article 2019-11-27
Hate-Crime Violence Hits 16-Year High, F.B.I. Reports https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/hate-crimes-f... online article 2019-11-12
O Oberlin, My Oberlin https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/o-oberl... online article 2019-08-01
Finnish Politician Apologises for Fake Hate Crime https://nationalfile.com/finnish-politician-apologi... online article 2019-11-14
The great hate crime HOAX https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7617669/Th... online article 2019-10-26
“He never taught here”: ice rink disputes claim of racism by hockey coach https://www.thepostmillennial.com/he-never-taught-h... online article 2019-10-18
The myth of rising hate crime https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/10/17/the-myth-o... online article 2019-10-17
Hate crimes double in five years in England and Wales http://archive.is/NM17N online article 2019-10-15
Why we keep falling for hate-crime hoaxes https://nypost.com/2019/10/03/why-we-keep-falling-f... online article 2019-10-03
Virginia sixth-grader now says she falsely accused classmates of cutting her hair https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virg... online article 2019-09-30
The "Ok Sign" And "Bowl Haircut" Added To Hate Symbol Database Because We Live In Hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOY5X8EflGM online article 2019-09-26
'OK' hand gesture, 'bowl cut' added to hate symbols database https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/ok-ha... online article 2019-09-26
"Jussie Smollett 2.0" CAUGHT Red Handed, Sprayed "MAGA" And Slur On Wall, ARRESTED And CHARGED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Su_FaLx_NA online article 2019-09-15
A gunman attacked a Christian charity after it appeared on an SPLC ‘hate map’ https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/09/06/the-violen... online article 2019-09-06

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