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.

Report 109.

Articles/programs Details
146. Arson at Chabad House / 2004-05-21
Type of hoax: charged with committing crime

2004-05-12

San Francisco CA

Arson at Jewish Chabad center blamed on 33-yr old Jewish man.

Reports