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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Candidate faked her own kidnapping, beating in election ploy, police say https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/21/sa... online article 2020-08-21
Mosque threat charge dropped in court but not in news release https://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/26/us/hate-crime-pr... online article 2018-01-27
Twitter account of embattled #MeTooSTEM founder suspended https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/twitter-acc... online article 2020-08-03
The Mysterious Case of Althea Bernstein https://rkeefe57.wordpress.com/2020/08/01/the-myste... online article 2020-07-30
Oregon politician wrote racist letter to himself, police say https://komonews.com/news/local/oregon-politician-w... online article 2020-07-07
The new Reddit hate crime hoax page https://www.reddit.com/r/hoaxhatecrimes/ online article 2020-07-19
Texas A&M police say student who reported racist notes placed them there himself https://www.kbtx.com/2020/07/10/texas-am-police-say... online article 2020-07-09
Hate Crime Hoaxes https://www.reddit.com/r/hatecrimehoaxes online article 2020-07-09
County commission candidate confesses to writing racist letter https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/county-com... online article 2020-07-06
'White Supremacist Mass Shooter' At Jefferson Square Park Turns Out to Be Hispanic Homeless Man Steven Lopez http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=61563 online article 2020-06-28
Sheriff Lucas: Placards hung from trees in park were ‘misguided’ attempt at social dialogue https://fox6now.com/2020/06/26/sheriff-lucas-placar... online article 2020-06-26
MCSO: Photos of people killed in encounters with law enforcement found hanging from nooses in Riverside Park https://fox6now.com/2020/06/22/mcso-photos-of-peopl... online article 2020-06-20
FBI says Bubba Wallace not a target of a hate crime https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/us/nascar-noose-not-... tv program 2020-06-23
UPDATE: Proved to a Certainty – Is Bubba Wallace “Rope Noose” a Hoax or Misunderstanding? All Talladega Garage Doors Have Nooses – NASCAR Video Evidence… https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/06/22/is-... online article 2020-06-22
CONFIRMED: Vandal behind racist graffiti at Salisbury University … is black https://www.thecollegefix.com/confirmed-vandal-behi... online article 2020-06-11
Memorial for Pulse nightclub shooting defaced by white supremacists https://www.newsweek.com/memorial-pulse-nightclub-s... online article 2020-05-15
GBI Makes Arrest for Terroristic Threats Related to the Ahmaud Arbery Murder Investigation https://archive.is/gTSMa online article 2020-05-10
Smells like Smollett: California student faces felonies for allegedly faking violent hate crimes https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14832 online article 2020-05-06
Judges tosses student’s hate-crime hoax conviction on First Amendment grounds https://www.thecollegefix.com/judges-tosses-student... online article 2020-04-13
Racist threats and attacks that rattled a California university campus were faked, police say https://www.newsweek.com/racist-threats-attacks-tha... online article 2020-04-13
MSU tells students the 'correct term' for 'Chinese Virus' https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14675 online article 2020-04-07
Racist graffiti found on student's dorm in Marsh Hall https://www.thecollegianur.com/article/2020/01/raci... online article 2020-01-25
College student charged with faking hate crime against herself https://www.thecollegefix.com/college-student-charg... online article 2020-03-11
JCPD: Woman arrested for carving "white pride" into sidewalk at JC business https://wcyb.com/news/local/jcpd-woman-arrested-for... online article 2020-03-03
Southaven man who reported racist graffiti on vehicles charged with insurance fraud https://wreg.com/news/southaven-man-who-reported-ra... online article 2020-02-28
New surveillance video released from Popeyes body slam incident in Columbia https://fox17.com/news/local/new-surveillance-video... online article 2020-01-30
Southaven man who reported racist graffiti on vehicles charged with insurance fraud https://wreg.com/news/southaven-man-who-reported-ra... online article 2020-02-28
Philadelphia Police Release Images Of Suspect Wanted For Spray-Painting Racial Slurs On Cecil B. Moore Mural https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/02/26/philad... online article 2020-02-15
Lawyer for ex-UAlbany student in bus case says her conduct was free speech https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Appeal-to-b... online article 2020-02-19
Go Home N-Word - Student Says Athletes beat him in hateful attack; Police say that's not true https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha... tv program 2020-02-04

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