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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640. Voter-suppression claim collapses after black man arrested for burning churches / Black suspect allegedly set seven fires including two black churches and an HBC on election day, that were characterized as acts of white intimidation. / 2022-11-11	Type of hoax: charged with committing crime 2022-11-08 Jackson Mississippi Voter-suppression claim collapses after black man arrested for burning churches

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