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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397. Althea Bernstein says that one of the boys “threw a lit lighter” at her to ignite the fluid. Since d... 2020-06-24 Madison WI

title
The Mysterious Case of Althea Bernstein

name
Watching the Watchdogs

authors
R Keefe

url
https://rkeefe57.wordpress.com/2020/08/01/the-mysterious-case-of-althea-bernstein/

summary
A woman claims to have been assaulted with cigarette lighters by 'frat boys' in Madison Wisconsin. There was a Black Lives Matter protest going on there at the time.

date read
2020-07-31

date published
2020-07-30


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