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 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.

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Alicia Hardin, Exposed / A black student allegedly sent hate letters to other minority students at a Christian college. She said she did it because she wanted her mother to pull her from the college, although it's not because / 2005-04-28	Type of hoax: suspected 2005-04-01 Chicago IL Alicia Hardin admitted to sending racial slurs to other black students, then admitted it was a fake, then said the police forced her to say that.