fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes

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.


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377. Made-up antisemitic attack: Sean Samit reported he was attacked and stabbed in the abdomen by an unk... 2019-12-20 West Bloomfield Township MI

title
Michigan: Jewish Man Who Claimed to be Victim of Anti-Semite Stabbing, Stabbed Himself (Video)

name
The Washington Standard

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url
https://thewashingtonstandard.com/michigan-jewish-man-who-claimed-to-be-victim-of-anti-semite-stabbing-stabbed-himself-video/

summary
Sean Sammit said he was attacked as he left a synagogue that day in the Jewish community in West Bloomfield. But police say he made up the whole story – and that they found out thanks to the information on his Apple watch.

date read
2026-08-26

date published
2020-01-04