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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473. Woman Arrested for Fabricating Hate Crime Story and Note / 19-year-old Adwoa Lewis told police Friday a group of four teenagers yelled "Trump 2016!" and stated that she didn't belong here. Lewis also claimed that after she parked her car in front of her hou / 2018-09-17	Type of hoax: charged with committing crime 2018-09-14 Long Island NY 19-year-old Adwoa Lewis told police Friday a group of four teenagers yelled "Trump 2016!" and stated that she didn't belong here. Lewis also claimed that after she parked her car in front of her house, she woke up the next day to find slashed tires and a note that read, "Go Home." Police learned that this altercation did not take place, and police said Lewis admitted to writing the hateful note and placing it on her own car.

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473. Woman Arrested for Fabricating Hate Crime Story and Note / 19-year-old Adwoa Lewis told police Friday a group of four teenagers yelled "Trump 2016!" and stated that she didn't belong here. Lewis also claimed that after she parked her car in front of her hou / 2018-09-17

Type of hoax: charged with committing crime

2018-09-14

Long Island NY

19-year-old Adwoa Lewis told police Friday a group of four teenagers yelled "Trump 2016!" and stated that she didn't belong here. Lewis also claimed that after she parked her car in front of her house, she woke up the next day to find slashed tires and a note that read, "Go Home." Police learned that this altercation did not take place, and police said Lewis admitted to writing the hateful note and placing it on her own car.

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