fakehatecrimes.org

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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678. The low-level crooks linked to Sydney antisemitic attacks / Recent alleged antisemitic incidents: the prime minister has hinted that "foreign actors" may be involved. An article in the Sydney Morning Herald claims that the suspects are "low-level crooks" who ar / 2025-03-15
681. Dural caravan plot was 'fake terrorism', police say / Police say the caravan full of explosives, and other alleged antisemitic incidents, were fake, and all carried out by the same people. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson said alleged those / 2025-03-11
682. Dutton accused of skipping AFP briefings on caravan hoax to 'stoke fear' – as it happened / Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton deliberately avoided police briefings on the Dural caravan terror hoax in order to be able to continue "outrageous" claims that / 2025-03-11
683. Greens demand 'revisit and repeal' of mandatory sentencing after caravan hoax / Australian Green party demands repeal of mandatory sentencing after the "antisemitic caravan" hoax. / 2025-03-14
Type of hoax: suspected

2025-01-19

Dural AU

The Australian police have said the caravan filled with explosives and Jewish addresses in Dural, Sydney, was a hoax.

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