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.

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568. Lesbian school board member says she is a victim of homophobic hate crime, won’t provide a police report / A lesbian school board member in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago, said she is a victim of a hate crime. “This weekend I was the target of a hate crime,” Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan

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Type of hoax: suspected

Date: 2021-01-10

Location: Evanston IL

Summary: The complainant, Lindsay-Ryan did not respond to multiple requests for a copy of the police report and an update on the investigation. She supports the ideologies which correlate with fake hate crime reports: Ryan said the vandalism “is a result of white supremacy colluding with misogyny and homophobia to inflict the most harm possible.” “Violent situations fueled by white supremacist rage and anxiety that might have felt far away, such as last week’s attack by insurrectionists of the US Capitol Building, continue to hit closer to home...” Police have closed the investigation.