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 recommended.

Report 271.

Articles/Programs

379. U. Oklahoma prof claims she was given anti-Muslim literature, blames post-election ‘values / University of Oklahoma Professor Mashhad Fahes claims she was handed an “anti-Muslim” pamphlet while on her way to class on November 15. She claims she reported it to the university police, and some / 2016-11-2

Details

Type of hoax: suspected

Date: 2016-11-15

Location: Norman OK

Summary: Professor Mashhad Fahes claims she, and another person, were handed an “anti-Muslim” pamphlet. But the police have no record of professor Fahes' report of being handed an Islamophobic pamphlet, nor of someone else reporting similar.