fakehatecrimes.org
fake hate crimes: a database of
hate crime hoaxes in the usa
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The purpose of this site is to compile a comprehensive database of the false reports of "hate crimes" committed in the USA. It builds on the work of
Laird Wilcox
, whose
Crying Wolf
(PDF) is the only book dedicated to this subject so far.
Report 132.
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Why that McCain volunteer’s “mutilation” story smells awfully weird
/ Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin accepts that there are sometimes fake hate crimes "on our side of the isle". This article is about a Texas woman who claimed a black man attacked her and carved a / 2008-10-23
Fake 'Hate' Crimes Embarrass Far Right
/ One of the most important promoters of the idea of a hate crime epidemic is the Southern Poverty Law Center. In this article, the SPLC selectively point to a few hate crime hoaxes committed by conserva / 2008-03-31
Type of hoax:
suspected
2008-10-01
A Texas woman claimed a black man attacked her and carved a 'B' on her face when he saw her Republican bumper sticker. But the B is backwards and too neat - just like if she did it herself in the mirror.
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