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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664. Anti-Semitic attack on kosher cafe in Canada was staged by owners, police say / Police charged the owners of the BerMax Caffe and Bistro in Winnipeg, in central Canada, with public mischief. The investigation of the April 18 incident involved 25 police officers and 1,000 hours of / 2019-04-25 669. CRIME BRIEFS: Toronto synagogue member accused of arson / On Thursday at 9:47 a.m., police were called to a synagogue in the Stadacona Dr. and Wilson Ave. area. Police say a man entered the building “using his key” and set a fire inside the synagogue and t / 2024-05-06	Type of hoax: charged with committing crime 2019-04-18 Winnipeg Canada Alleged anti-Semitic attacks in Canada carried out by Jews: one on a kosher Italian-style café in Winnipeg, one on a synagogue in Toronto, according to police.

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664. Anti-Semitic attack on kosher cafe in Canada was staged by owners, police say / Police charged the owners of the BerMax Caffe and Bistro in Winnipeg, in central Canada, with public mischief. The investigation of the April 18 incident involved 25 police officers and 1,000 hours of / 2019-04-25
669. CRIME BRIEFS: Toronto synagogue member accused of arson / On Thursday at 9:47 a.m., police were called to a synagogue in the Stadacona Dr. and Wilson Ave. area. Police say a man entered the building “using his key” and set a fire inside the synagogue and t / 2024-05-06

Type of hoax: charged with committing crime

2019-04-18

Winnipeg Canada

Alleged anti-Semitic attacks in Canada carried out by Jews: one on a kosher Italian-style café in Winnipeg, one on a synagogue in Toronto, according to police.

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