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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309. The police have arrested a 22 year old woman, Aisha Ismail, for setting fire to a mosque which she a... 2017-06-22 Des Moines IA

title
Woman suspected of arson at Des Moines mosque

name
The Des Moines Register

authors
Charly Haley

url
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2017/06/23/woman-suspected-arson-des-moines-mosque/423610001/

summary
CNN: "Anonymous sources confirm Trump Inspired White Nationalist behind mosque arson". The police have now arrested a 22 year old woman, Aisha Ismail, who is probably not a white nationalist.

date read
2017-06-26

date published
2017-06-23


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