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.

Report 89.

Articles/programs	Details
126. Crying Wolf / Pages 65-66. Racist graffiti on black MPs dorms at March Air Force Base. Within a week a black MP, Ivory Lee Scott, was charged with writing the graffiti and witness tampering. / 1994-01-01	Type of hoax: suspected 1992-10-08 March air force base CA Racist graffiti on black MPs dorms. Within a week a black MP was charged with writing the graffiti and witness tampering.

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