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 233.

Articles/Programs

321. Das Hakenkreuz selbst geritzt / 17-year-old girl convicted of carving herself with a swastika, and claiming it was done by a gang of four Nazis. / 2010-05-17

Details

Type of hoax: convicted - victim or accomplice(s) committed crime

Date: 2007-11-01

Location: München

Summary: A 17-year-old claimed four neo-Nazis carved a swastika on her when she helped a migrant child. She was convicted of doing it herself, and got 40 hours community service.

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