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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Black man vandalized five black churches / Black male vandalized five black churches, for which there is video surveillance evidence for the latest string of "hate crimes" discovered to be a hoax. The suspect, Zuri C. Towns, apparently attended / 2017-11-27

Type of hoax: charged with committing crime 2017-11-25 Morristown New Jersey Black male vandalized five black churches, for which there is video surveillance evidence for the latest string of "hate crimes" discovered to be a hoax. The suspect, Zuri C. Towns, apparently attended services at one of the churches as a child. He's been charged with four counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree criminal mischief, per NJ.com.