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 recommended.


Print or online article, tv or radio program

title
Norway woman on trial for staging attacks blamed on anti-racists

name
Al Jazeera

authors

url
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/norway-woman-trial-staging-attacks-blamed-anti-racists-200908113431401.html

summary
An unusual putative fake hate crime - right-wingers alleged to have invented attacks from 'anti-racists'. The partner of Norway's former justice minister is on trial, accused of staging attacks against the couple and blaming an anti-racist theatre troupe.

date read
2020-09-11

date published
2020-09-08