fakehatecrimes.org
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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.

Report 148.

Articles/Programs

193. Racial Hoax With a Sour Echo / Sabrina Collins, a student at Emory University, claimed to be on the receiving end of racist death threats. Police eventually said she did it herself. They found the threats contained errors she common / 1990-06-26
323. Woman's Claim Of Racial Crime Is Called a Hoax / Local prosecutors reviewing the case of the student, Sabrina Collins, who received national attention after she had reported receiving racially motivated hate mail and death threats in recent months, s / 1990-05-31

Details

Type of hoax: suspected

Date: 1990-04-01

Location: Atlanta GA

Summary: At Emory University a black student claimed to be on the receiving end of racist death threats. Police eventually said she did it herself. They found the threats contained errors she commonly made.

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