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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104. Was Matthew Shepard murdered for being gay?. It is almost universally believed his murder was the re... 1998-10-07 Laramie WY

title
Right-Wing Media And The Return Of Matthew Shepard Trutherism

name
Equality Matters

authors
Luke Brinker

url
http://equalitymatters.org/blog/201309160001

summary
A denunciation of the view that Matthew Shepard of Montana was not murdered for being gay - it calls this viewpoint "Matthew Shepard Trutherism".

date read
2013-11-07

date published
2013-09-16


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