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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160. Gay man claimed he'd been called a homophobic word and burned with a piece of hot metal at UNC campu... 2011-04-05 Chapel Hill NC

title
Hate crime report at UNC was false, police say

name
News Observer

authors

url
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/12/1124145/unc-investigating-assault-on-student.html

summary
Freshman Quinn Matney claimed he'd been called a homophobic word and burned with a piece of hot metal at UNC campus. Authorities say it's fake.

date read
2012-12-22

date published
2011-04-12


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