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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680. Woman gets 2 years in connection with blowing up own home in hate crime hoax / Woman pleads guilty to mail fraud, gets 2 years in connection with blowing up own home in hate crime hoax. / 2025-02-19	Type of hoax: convicted - victim or accomplice(s) committed crime 2019-08-08 Wayne County Ohio Feds say Wayne County home explosion hate crime was scheme to defraud insurance company

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