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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151. Woodside rebuilds, arsonist 'known' but still at large / 1987-08-06	Type of hoax: suspected 1986-04-08 Silver Spring MD Woodside Synagogue destroyed by fire. Member of synagogue questioned by police. Lt. Harding, the county fire investigator, said he thinks he knows whodunnit, but it's a sensitive subject.

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