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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215. Devout Muslim attendee of a Houston mosque was arrested after torching it on Christmas Day. 2016-01-01 Houston TX

title
Suspect in Houston mosque fire claims to have prayed there five times a day, police say

name
Washington Post

authors
Peter Holley

url
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/30/suspect-in-houston-mosque-fire-claims-to-have-prayed-there-five-times-a-day-police-say/

summary
Gary Nathaniel Moore, a black Muslim attendee of a Houston mosque, was arrested for torching the Mosque he previously attended.

date read
2015-12-30

date published
2015-12-30


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