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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169. Beware of fake hate crimes / It's possible that a real Nazi painted a swastika outside the office of Democrat representative David Scott of Atlanta. But probably not, argues John McCormack. The Weekly Standard is a generally conse / 2009-08-11
Type of hoax: suspected

2009-08-08

Atlanta GA

It's possible that a real Nazi painted a swastika outside the office of Democrat representative David Scott of Atlanta. But probably not.

Reports