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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677. Pennsylvania woman's heinous excuse after falsely accusing man she never met of attempted rape and kidnapping / A Pennsylvania woman said she falsely accused an innocent man she never met of trying to rape and kidnap her all because he looked 'creepy'. Anjela Borisova Urumova, 20, pleaded guilty on Th	Type of hoax: charged with inventing crime 2024-04-16 Middleton PA Victim admitted she lied and has been charged.

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