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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564. Hoax – Man Charged With Putting Racist Graffiti on His Own Car / Clifton Eutsey, 18, has been accused by authorities of a hate crime hoax. Authorities say he spray-painted his own car with pro-Trump messages, N-word, anti-BLM slogans, and swastikas in addition to a / 2020-11-18	Type of hoax: charged with committing crime 2020-11-16 Buffalo NY DA John Flynn says there is video evidence of the fraud.

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