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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137. Not really a hate crime. An Islamophobic flyer was produced by leftists, falsely claiming to be from... 2007-10-01 Washington DC

title
The left fakes the hate at GWU

name
michellemalkin.com

authors
Michelle Malkin

url
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/09/the-left-fakes-the-hate-at-gwu/

summary
This is a hoax, but not a fake hate crime. Michelle Malkin shows that humorlessness is not limited to the left. "This fake flyer attributed to the Young America’s Foundation chapter at GWU was manufactured by left-wing punks." The flyer, which says "Your typical Muslim has lasers in eyes, venom from mouth... and a peg-leg for smuggling children and heroin", looks more like a joke hoax than a real hoax.

date read
2012-12-21

date published
2007-10-09


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