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 172.

Articles/Programs

223. KATU / There was a report of anti-Jewish slurs being accompanied by physical attacks on a Jewish man. This KATU article typifies the inaccuracy with which the press treated the issue, giving the impression / 2010-03-21

Details

Type of hoax: suspected

Date: 2010-03-20

Location: Eugene OR

Summary: This incident was probably part of the attempt to exaggerate anti-Semitism in Eugene in order to persuade the university to ban Pacifica Forum, a controversial discussion group which had hosted holocaust deniers. In fact Eugene is one of the most liberal

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