fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes

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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431. Queens College student recants story about being robbed, threatened by masked men: police sources / Unnamed Pakistani-American college student in Hillcrest, Queens initially claimed that 3 masked men in a black van abducted, racially assaulted & robbed him. He later recanted his claim to the police. / 201

Details

Type of hoax: admitted - crime never took place

Date: 2017-05-25

Location: New York City NY

Summary: Pakistani-American college student lied about being abducted, racially assaulted & robbed.