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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577. Documents obtained by News 3 Now explain why Madison Police won’t press charges in alleged hate crime incident / Documents obtained by News 3 Now explain why Madison Police won’t press charges in alleged hate crime incident. Detective Kelly Dougherty concluded the investigation and said, “I have been u
578. Madison man says a group of Trump supporters called him a racial slur outside of Portillo’s; MPD investigating / Madison man says a group of Trump supporters called him a racial slur outside of Portillo’s; MPD investigating / 2021-01-07
Type of hoax: suspected

2021-01-06

Madison WI

It appears that the Madison police tried to find evidence for Yisrael Ami's hate crime claim, but couldn't. He said that he was sitting in the car with his daughter waiting for his wife to come out of the restaurant when a group of Trump supporters pulled into the parking lot and began yelling racial slurs at them.

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