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.

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196. Student says racial harassment 'hoax' / John Grace, a black student at Middlebury College, admitted writing racist notes and taping them to his own window. However, he wasn't charged, though he had also broken a window. The Dean of Students / 1983-10-01

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Type of hoax: admitted - victim or accomplice(s) committed crime

Date: 1983-09-01

Location: Middlebury VT

Summary: John Grace, a black student at Middlebury College, admitted writing racist notes and taping them to his own window. They were in his handwriting.

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