fakehatecrimes.org
fake hate crimes: a database of
hate crime hoaxes in the usa
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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.
Report 69.
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99.
Mayor's Fingerprints on Hate Mail
/ 1987-07-13
Type of hoax:
suspected
1987-07-01
Portsmouth VA
Black community leaders received hate mail. Police found the fingerprints of James W Holley III, the black mayor, on the letters.
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