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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594. HATE HOAX?: Rep. Cori Bush Posts ‘White Supremacist’ Hate Message It Appears She Wrote Herself / Cori Bush tweeted a screenshot of an alleged death threat. The screenshot still had the red asterisks of an unsubmitted form visible. o either someone emailed a screenshot of a form instead of submitti / 2021-

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Type of hoax: suspected

Date: 2021-07-22

Location: Missouri

Summary: Cori Bush tweeted a screenshot of an alleged death threat. The screenshot still had the red asterisks of an unsubmitted form visible. So either someone emailed a screenshot of a form instead of submitting it anonymously or she made the screenshot herself. Most likely it was fabricated.

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