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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184. Various alleged hate crime hoaxes, some of them proven. 2013-03-06 Oberlin OH

title
The Great Oberlin College Racism Hoax of 2013

name
Legal Insurrection

authors
William A. Jacobson

url
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/08/the-great-oberlin-college-racism-hoax-of-2013/

summary
Racism and hate are real. Hate crimes do happen — some violent, some just threatening. But unfortunately, there is no shortage of wannabe heroes — who in most cases have never suffered discrimination — actively undermining the cause by committing fake hate crimes, often with the idea of drawing attention to an issue.

date read
2013-11-03

date published
2013-08-22


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