fakehatecrimes.org

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.

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213. Black student threatened to shoot other black students on campus 2015-11-13 Saginaw MI http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/11... Yik Yak threat at SVSU said, 'I'm going to shoot every black person I can on campus' / Police at Saginaw Valley State University say a threat posted on the social media site Yik Yak read, "I'm going to shoot every black person I can on campus. Starting tomorrow morning." The message t / 2015-11-17
212. Through interviews with people at the party, a police investigation found multiple witnesses includi... 2015-08-30 Grand Forks ND http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-dakota-fr... Gay Man Says North Dakota Frat Choked, Beat And Stripped Him / An 18-year-old gay man claims he was assaulted, stripped, choked, and subject to anti-gay insults at a frat party at the University of North Dakota. / 2015-09-04
211. A list of ten solved hate crime hoaxes 2015-03-20 WInnsboro LA http://listverse.com/2015/03/20/10-egregious-hate-c... 10 Egregious Hate Crime Hoaxes / 10 egregious hate crime hoaxes / 2015-03-20
209. The alleged victim admitted she did it 2015-09-16 Buffalo NY http://www.mindingthecampus.org/2015/09/white-only-... ’White Only’ and ’Black Only’ / Someone posted signs reading “White Only” or “Black Only” at the entrance to bathrooms and above drinking fountains around campus. The Black Student Union called a meeting to discuss the incident. / 2015-09-23
208. A series of examples of fake rape claims, plus a few fake hate crimes 2015-05-01 Vancouver WA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQgB1CvH8n4 Lauren Southern: The falsely accused are the real victims / A series of examples of fake rape claims, plus a few fake hate crimes, by Canadian anti-feminist vlogger Lauren Southern / 2015-06-08
207. Club owner Frank Elliot has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud following his claim that ... 2012-06-03 Oak Park MI http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/11-2-2013/Owne... Owner of Oak Park's torched Velvet Rope gay night spot charged with arson, insurance fraud / The Velvet Rope, 728 Lake St, was destroyed by fire in the early morning of June 3, 2012 and never reopened. At the time, Frank Elliott said he thought the bar was targeted because it catered to a gay / 2013-11-13
206. A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police believe he left racist messages outside a church. V... 2015-06-01 Denver CO http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/06/30/suspect-arres... Black Suspect Arrested After Racist Message Discovered Outside Predominately Black Church / A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police believe he left racist messages outside a church. Vincent Broughton, 44, who is black, is facing charges for committed a bias-motivated crime and disord / 2015-06-30
205. Your yard is becoming Relentlessly Gay!” the note read. “Myself and Others in the neighborhood ask t... 2015-07-02 Baltimore MD http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/baltimore-womans-re... Relentlessly GayYard / Online sleuths have poked holes in a Baltimore woman’s claims about homophobic complaints over her “relentlessly gay” yard that helped her gather $43,000 in donations. / 2015-07-02
203. Gay man claims he was assaulted, admits wounds were self inflicted 2015-04-24 Delta Utah http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=35308903 Alleged hate crimes against gay Delta man were staged, police say / Suspected hate crimes against a Delta man who said he was attacked for being gay were actually staged by him, police confirmed Tuesday. The man's attorney called his actions a "cry for help." Ric / 2015-06-30
202. The article in the Boise Weekly says "Rachel Dolezal, who is black, says she’s been a target of a se... 2009-09-01 Coeur d’Alene ID http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2010/0... An Ugly Reminder... / Civil rights activist Rachel Dolezal 'found' a noose hanging at her home. / 2010-06-21
201. 'She then stated a man got out of the truck, approached her vehicle and screamed “watch the f**k out... 2015-02-11 Arlington TX http://www.arlingtonvoice.com/crime-emergency-educa... Muslim UTA student's claim of aggravated assault with a weapon was fabricated / Ambreen Sharif claimed she was targeted by a man in a pickup truck shouting “watch the f**k out, we’re killing all of you.” But a statement released by UT Arlington Friday afternoon says the entire / 2015-02-13
200. Police said Monday that a surveillance video from a nearby business shows Seherzada Dzanic, 26... ju... 2014-12-05 St Louis MO http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts... St. Louis Bosnian woman who claimed hate crime is charged with making false report / Surveillance video shows her just getting out of her car and lying in the street. At the time, Dzanic told police three black men in their late teens to early 20s had walked in front of her vehicle. / 2014-12-16
199. A University of Chicago student who claimed his Facebook page was hacked and filled with racist and ... 2014-11-18 Chicago IL http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/20329/ Racially charged hacking incident was just a hoax to push diversity agenda / A University of Chicago student who claimed his Facebook page was hacked and filled with racist and violent messages against him and another student has now admitted he faked the attack. / 2014-12-01
198. After hearing that Mr Barnes denied writing the n-word on his check, Miss Jenkins said that she beli... 2013-09-01 Williamson TN http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2637914/Man... Man falsely accused of writing ‘N*****’ on receipt at Red Lobster Sues For A Million Dollars / A customer of Red Lobster was accused of writing the n-word on a receipt. He denies it, and is suing for $1 million. / 2014-05-23
197. Statement from Grand Valley Police Department Chief Renee Freeman: "The Grand Valley State Universi... 2014-02-01 Allendale MI http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/03/23/college-studen... College Student Caught In Another Hate Crime Hoax / Last month racist writing on a dormitory door shook Grand Valley State University near Detroit in Michigan. It appears to be a hoax, inflicted by the student who lived in the room and owned the whitebo / 2014-03-23
196. A gay activist, Adam Catanzarite, claims that an employee of the Apple Store put homophobic slur on ... 2014-07-08 Portland OR http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/0... Portland Apple Store customer claims store employee typed homophobic slur on receipt / A customer at the Apple Store in Portland claims that a store employee typed a homophobic slur on his receipt, entering 'f@g.com' as his e-mail address. / 2014-08-12
195. "We are in the victims business" 2012-10-24 Madison WI http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/kyle-wood-... Kyle Wood Assault 'Unfounded,' As Wisconsin Volunteer Recants Claim Of Hate Crime Attack / Madison Police Capt. Joe Balles notes that the Republican staffer could face criminal prosecution for the false reporting of a hate crime, but that the department also does not want to deter residents / 2012-10-30
194. Transgender school student admits to inventing attack. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano had said in a stateme... 2014-02-01 Contra Costa CA http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/04/hercule... Hercules Transgender Teen Admits Making Up Story Of School Bathroom Assault / A transgender student at Hercules High School who reported being sexually assaulted in a school bathroom has admitted to making the story up, according to police. / 2014-03-04
193. A white Portland woman burned her own face with acid and claimed a black woman had committed the cri... 2010-02-03 Portland OR http://www.cbsnews.com/news/acid-attack-hoax-why-di... Acid Attack Hoax: Why Did She Say Attacker Was Black? / Bethany Storro, the Portland woman who claimed that an unknown black woman threw acid in her face, yesterday admitted she'd made up the story. / 2010-09-17
192. Man arrested for allegedly faking a homophobic hate crime in Tennessee. 2013-11-20 Paris TN http://theothermccain.com/2013/12/28/another-fake-h... Another Fake Hate Crime? Arrest Discredits Tennessee Anti-Gay Case / A man who told police he had been robbed and beaten at a Paris health food store a few days before Thanksgiving was arrested after he allegedly withheld information about the incident and has now been / 2013-12-28
191. Hateful messages about black people and 'trannies' are suspected to be the work of a member of the B... 2013-11-14 Poughkeepsie NY http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/12/hate-hoax-a... HATE HOAX at Vassar College: Transsexual Busted in Fake Hate Scam (Video) / Reports of bias incidents at Vassar College that involved hateful messages left on students’ doors were actually elaborate hoaxes — and the perpetrator is none other than the student member of the Bias / 2013-12-04
190. Investigators looking into an alleged racist hate crime aimed at an eight-grade football player, rep... 2013-12-05 Lunenburg MA http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/05/investig... You’ll Never Guess Who Is the Police’s Prime Suspect in Racist ‘Hate Crime’ Against Half-Black Eighth-Grade Football Player / Investigators looking into an alleged racist hate crime aimed at an eight-grade football player in Lunenburg, Mass., reportedly have just one suspect — the boy’s mother. / 2013-12-05
189. A series of alleged fake hate crimes - the details can be found in Matt Walsh's story 2013-12-05 Boston MA http://themattwalshblog.com/2013/12/06/the-fake-hat... The (fake) Hate Crime Epidemic / A summary of some recent fake hate crimes, plus some other examples of exaggeration of oppression / 2013-12-06
188. Man falsely claimed he was beaten/robbed and slur written on forehead 2013-12-24 Paris TN http://www.parispi.net/articles/2013/12/24/news/loc... PARIS TN: Healthy Thyme health food store assault story in doubt / A man who told police he had been robbed and beaten at a Paris health food store a few days before Thanksgiving was arrested after he allegedly withheld information about the incident and has now been / 2013-12-26
187. 2013-12-04 Vassar NY http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/12/hate-hoax-a... HATE HOAX at Vassar College: Transsexual Busted in Fake Hate Scam (Video) / Reports of bias incidents at Vassar College that involved hateful messages left on students’ doors were actually elaborate hoaxes — and the perpetrator is none other than the student member of the Bias / 2013-12-04
186. A woman wrote a homophobic reason not to give a tip on a receipt in the restaurant where she worked.... 2013-12-07 Bridgewater NJ http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/12/lesbian-wai... Lesbian Waitress Who Reported Fake Hate Crime Is Fired / Dayna Morales claimed to be the victim of anti-lesbian discrimination. The customers came forward and showed that the original receipt included a tip, contrary to her claim that they refused a tip beca / 2013-12-07
185. It's possible that real racists wrote hateful messages in a high school, but it wouldn't advance the... 2013-05-15 Agoura Hills CA http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/racist-gra... Racist Graffiti At Agoura High School Included Hit List Of African American Students (VIDEO) / High School in LA daubed with racist graffiti. / 2013-05-16
184. Various alleged hate crime hoaxes, some of them proven. 2013-03-06 Oberlin OH http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/22/meet-the-privileg... Meet the privileged Obama-supporting white kids who perpetrated cruel Oberlin race hoax / One of the two students removed from Oberlin College earlier this year for allegedly circulating virulently racist, anti-Jewish and anti-gay messages around campus belongs to an anti-racist group calle / 2013-08-22
183. Why are ‘hate crime’ hoaxes so popular on campus? 2013-05-02 Laramie WY http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2013/05/03/why-are-hat... Why are ‘hate crime’ hoaxes so popular on campus? / According to this article "Meg Lanker-Simons made headlines this week after police discovered that she posted the threatening, obscenity-laced post on her own Facebook page." Various other examples / 2013-05-03
182. A list of alleged fake crimes and reasons for the suspicion 2012-10-30 Washington DC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/fake-hate-crime Fake Hate Crimes / A list of recent alleged fake hate crimes / 2012-10-30

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