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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Woman pleads guilty to making up rape allegations against two college football players http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/06/woman-pleads-g... online article 2018-06-06
Woman pleads guilty to making up rape allegations against two college football players http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/06/woman-pleads-g... online article 2018-06-06
Girl who claimed she was attacked because of "religious attire" charged with lying to police https://pilotonline.com/news/nation-world/virginia/... online article 2018-04-10
A third of UK Muslims report abuse or crime while studying https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/19/a-t... online article 2018-03-18
Reported hijab attack on 11-year-old girl 'did not happen,' Toronto police say http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scarborough-h... online article 2018-01-15
Year in Review: 17 campus hate crimes that turned out to be hoaxes in 2017 https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/40361/ online article 2017-12-26
Sailor staged racist vandalism, Navy says https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/12/08... online article 2017-12-08
Black man vandalized five black churches http://www.dailywire.com/news/23988/heres-latest-ha... online article 2017-11-27
'Non-white' student linked to racist graffiti inside school, officials say http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/22/nonwhite-stude... online article 2017-11-22
Student admits to writing racist message in high school bathroom http://fox2now.com/2017/11/21/student-admits-to-wri... online article 2017-11-21
Air Force Academy cadet wrote racial slur outside his own dorm room https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2... online article 2017-11-08
A black student wrote those racist messages that shook the Air Force Academy, school says https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/... online article 2017-11-08
HATE HOAX: Air Force Academy Cadet Candidate Wrote Fake Racist Messages Himself http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/07/hate-hoax-air-for... online article 2017-11-07
Hate Graffiti Turns Out To Be — You Guessed It — A Hoax http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/k-state-hate-graf... online article 2017-11-07
Air Force Academy says racial slurs found outside dorm rooms were written by one of the victims http://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-academy-ra... online article 2017-11-08
http://1350kman.com/breaking-car-owner-admits-responsibility-for-vandalism-racist-graffiti/
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Church Arson, Racist Graffiti Were Cover-Up For Theft By Black Employee, Say Feds http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/30/church-arson-raci... online article 2017-10-30
The Rubin Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSAoitd1BTQ&t=2m movie or documentary 2017-09-28
Eastern Michigan U. racist graffiti: Ex-student charged, did it for 'self-serving' reasons http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017... online article 2017-10-23
Eastern Michigan racist graffiti suspect arraigned https://articles.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf... online article 2017-10-23
Man charged in U. Maryland swastika vandalism is black former UMD employee https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/37909/ online article 2017-10-15
A killing in Harlow: the shame of Remainers http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/a-kill... online article 2017-09-15
West Chester East student charged with making death threats to minority students https://downtrend.com/71superb/false-alarm-person-w... online article 2017-09-12
Fake flyers portray conservative student group as anti-Muslim; police investigating https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36640/ online article 2017-09-11
NEW YORK MAN ADMITS TO PAINTING SWASTIKAS ON HIS OWN HOME http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/New-York-man-admits-t... online article 2017-09-06
Victim who told police he was stabbed due to 'Neo Nazi' haircut was lying, police say http://www.9news.com/news/crime/victim-who-told-pol... online article 2017-08-28
City report debunks ‘noose’ allegation at Oakland corporation yard http://www.mercurynews.com/2014/12/12/citywise-city... online article 2014-12-12
Trump is ignoring the Minnesota mosque bombing. We know why. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/... online article 2017-08-10
Update: 1,094 Bias-Related Incidents in the Month Following the Election https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/12/16/upda... online article 2016-12-16
TUBE RAMPAGE ROW Architect, 28, DENIES ripping off woman’s hijab on Tube platform after photo of alleged Islamaphobic attack went viral and cops launched investigation https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4030403/architect-28-... online article 2017-07-16

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