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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672. Radical Activists Nearly Ruined a Denver Mom with Racism Charge. Then the Evidence Came Out / Black agitator at school board meeting claims white female grabbed him painfully and called him a "dumb n----." / 2024-09-03	Type of hoax: admitted - crime never took place 2023-08-21 Denver CO Video proves and witnesses agree that claimed assault never took place.

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