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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Ashland city leaders respond to reports of death threats against Oregon Shakespeare Festival director https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/28/ashland-city... online article 2022-10-29
Voter-suppression claim collapses after black man arrested for burning churches https://www.wnd.com/2022/11/vote-suppression-claim-... online article 2022-11-11
Man believed to have vandalized Rainbow Crosswalk arrested after barricade https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/08/19/vandal-... online article 2022-08-19
Black Teen Makes White Power Death Threat https://moonbattery.com/black-teen-makes-white-powe... online article 2022-10-19
Northeastern Lab Manager Charged With Staging Zuckerberg-Inspired Explosion https://www.thedailybeast.com/northeastern-universi... online article 2022-10-04
Exclusive: Racist Comments at BYU Volleyball Game Never Happened, Sources Suggest https://www.byucougarchronicle.org/post/exclusive-r... online article 2022-08-30
Quillette Podcast #186: Frances Widdowson on the Questions Canadians Aren’t Supposed to Ask About Unmarked Graves https://quillette.com/2022/04/13/frances-widdowson-... online article 2022-04-13
Portland journalist who reported on the 'alt- right' for liberal papers arrested over attacks on synagogues, mosque https://thepostmillennial.com/portland-journalist-w... online article 2022-05-08
U California pushes ethnic studies mandate that Newsom called 'offensive' against Jews https://campusreform.org/article?id=19514 online article 2022-05-07
Police dispute claim of ‘racially motivated’ vandalism against black Michigan student https://www.thecollegefix.com/police-dispute-claim-... online article 2022-04-27
Bomb Threats Against HBCUs — Another Hoax? https://rkeefe57.wordpress.com/2022/03/19/bomb-thre... online article 2022-04-15
Two black girls wrote ‘All [n-words] should die’ graffiti in latest hate-crime hoax https://www.thecollegefix.com/two-black-girls-wrote... online article 2022-03-30
BLM, Antifa activists convicted of arson after attempting to frame Proud Boys for their own crimes https://thepostmillennial.com/blm-antifa-activists-... online article 2022-03-04
Russian news network highlights College Fix hate crime hoax reporting https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/russia... movie or documentary 2022-02-14
Student admits to racist graffiti at Sacramento school: ‘A prank that went sideways’ https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article258524378.... online article 2022-02-18
District Identifies Person Responsible For Racist Graffiti Found At McClatchy High https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/02/17/person-i... online article 2022-02-17
Hoax? Racial slur victim stops talking, cops close investigation https://www.thecollegefix.com/hoax-racial-slur-vict... online article 2022-02-16
Hoax alert: Black Illinois student criminally charged for racist notes https://www.thecollegefix.com/hoax-alert-black-illi... online article 2022-02-07
Chair of Trudeau-funded ‘anti-hate’ network spreads antisemitism hoax to smear Canadian truckers https://thepostmillennial.com/chair-of-trudeau-fund... online article 2022-02-07
Narrative Fail: Alleged DC Swastika Perp is a Twice-Deported Mexican With Long Criminal Record https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/02/narrative-fai... online article 2022-02-04
The College Fix’s higher education cartoon of the week #HateCrimeHoax https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-college-fixs-high... online article 2022-01-28
Hate crime hoaxes: Students alleged KKK recruited on campus, vandalized black girl’s door https://www.thecollegefix.com/hate-crime-hoaxes-stu... online article 2022-01-26
Did Covid Really Provoke an Anti-Asian Hate Epidemic in Canada? https://areomagazine.com/2022/01/19/did-covid-reall... online article 2022-01-19
Hate crime hoaxes of 2021: Black student fakes vandalism but she’s not the only liar https://www.thecollegefix.com/year-in-review-black-... online article 2021-12-22
HOAX ALERT: Hate crime against Muslim high school student did NOT happen https://www.thecollegefix.com/hoax-alert-hate-crime... online article 2021-12-20
HATE HOAX: Police say no hate crime in viral high school hijab incident https://thepostmillennial.com/hate-hoax-police-say-... online article 2021-12-20
Jussie Smollett found guilty of faking hate crime against himself https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/09/jus... online article 2021-12-10
Jussie Smollett Found Guilty in Hate Crime Hoax Trial https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/12/09/... online article 2021-12-09
Surveillance shows vandals who wrote racial slur on cars at Providence College https://turnto10.com/news/local/surveillance-shows-... online article 2021-11-08
Pittsford CSD finds claims of racist taunts at soccer games were unfounded https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/pittsf... online article 2021-10-06

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