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10 Wild Hoax Crimes of 2018 (Breitbart)
Breitbart ^ | 31 December 2018 | Alana Mastrangelo

Posted on 06/15/2019 12:49:43 AM PDT by cba123

2018 saw its fair share of hoax crimes. Fortunately, for those who were targeted, the truth is likely to come out. Take a look at some of the wild claims in 2018 that were later discovered to be hoaxes.

(See article, at the link)

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fake; hatecrimes
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I just posted a link with some "hatecrimes" from 2017.

Looking for a comparable list from 2018, I see this list on Breitbart.

Interesting.

1 posted on 06/15/2019 12:49:43 AM PDT by cba123
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https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/31/10-wild-hoax-crimes-of-2018/amp/


2 posted on 06/15/2019 12:51:56 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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From the article:

10. In January, it was discovered that a Muslim girl had lied to police in Toronto when she told them a man had “cut off” her hijab.

The hoax quickly gained the attention of Canadian media, as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who told reporters that his “heart goes out the young girl who was attacked, seemingly for her religion.” Police concluded that the incident had never occurred.


3 posted on 06/15/2019 12:59:43 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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9. A Long Island woman told detectives in September that four teenagers had confronted her, yelling “Trump 2016!” and that she woke up the next morning to find her tires slashed with a note that read, “Go home.”

The woman ended up being arrested and charged for fabricating the story about the Trump-related hate crime.


4 posted on 06/15/2019 1:07:01 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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8. In July, a Texas waiter shared a photo of a customer’s receipt, which had the words “we don’t tip terrorist” scrawled at the top, along with the waiter’s name “Khalil” circled.

The photo gained national media attention, the waiter was offered donations, and the framed customer was banned from the restaurant. The waiter eventually admitted that he had written the words on the receipt, and that his story was made-up.


5 posted on 06/15/2019 1:11:22 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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7. An Ohio University student told police that she had received homophobic death threats. The student ended up being charged with three counts of “making false alarms” after it was discovered by police that she had sent the death threats to herself.


6 posted on 06/15/2019 1:33:08 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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6. A high school marching band in Georgia decided to display a racial slur during one of their performances. After conducting an investigation, the school’s principal announced that the incident was a hoax.


7 posted on 06/15/2019 1:33:51 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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5. One day before the midterm elections, a black freshman at Kansas State tweeted an image of a racist note attached to his apartment door. In his tweet, the student stated that this “blatant racism” should serve as a reminder that “everyone needs to get out and vote.”

The tweet has since been deleted, and the student later admitted to police that he had created and posted the note to his own door.


8 posted on 06/15/2019 1:34:28 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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4. A waitress at a restaurant in Texas wrote a racial slur against Hispanics on a receipt, claiming that a local law enforcement employee had written it and directed it toward her. The waitress later admitted to the County Sheriff that she herself had written the racist comment.


9 posted on 06/15/2019 1:35:03 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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3. In November, several racist notes surfaced at Drake University, which spurred an investigation, protests, and campus-wide concern for nearly an entire month.


10 posted on 06/15/2019 1:35:40 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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(Excuse me, continued from the previous post..)

3. In November, several racist notes surfaced at Drake University, which spurred an investigation, protests, and campus-wide concern for nearly an entire month.

A student who had received one of the notes later admitted to being the one who sent the notes to herself and others. She ended up facing charges and possible expulsion.


11 posted on 06/15/2019 1:37:59 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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2. Chipotle fired one of its managers in November, after a user on Twitter shared a video, accusing her of refusing to serve black customers due to the color of their skin.

It turned out that the manager had been a victim of a race hoax, and had refused the customers due to their known habit of “dining and dashing.” Chipotle has since offered the manager her job back.


12 posted on 06/15/2019 1:38:43 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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1. During the October Kavanaugh hearings, a woman decided to insert herself into the elaborate and infamous watch trial, by writing a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing Brett Kavanaugh of rape.

The woman later admitted that her letter was a hoax, and that she had never met Kavanaugh.


13 posted on 06/15/2019 1:39:33 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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(just noting, all of the information above is from the original article, don’t have confirmation other that there)


14 posted on 06/15/2019 1:45:07 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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There was the race hoax at the Air Force Academy, but there have probably been hundreds of hoaxes. 👍
15 posted on 06/15/2019 2:33:49 AM PDT by Mark17 (With Jesus, there is more wealth in my soul, than acres of diamonds and mountains of gold.)
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These people should be punished with 1yr in jail plus 1yr community service, at a minimum. Some should have 2-2 sentence. Wonder how many are rat party members? Wonder how many are Holder’s people’s?


16 posted on 06/15/2019 3:36:17 AM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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Fake Hate Crimes List at Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/StumpSheet/comments/aag2yh/fake_hate_crimes_official/

601 items currently.


17 posted on 06/15/2019 4:18:40 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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They should be put on a capital trial, found guilty, and sentenced to death.

At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing, announce the trial and the sentence was just a hoax.


18 posted on 06/15/2019 4:20:50 AM PDT by C210N (You can vote your way into Socialism; but, you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing, announce the trial and the sentence was just a hoax.


Now that’s a hoax I like.
While on trial lock up the parents. Send the kids to foster homes. Confiscate their homes, vehicles. ...keep them in solitaire, with a occasional visit from Bubba or Bubbette. Lol. This could be fun.


19 posted on 06/15/2019 4:45:02 AM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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Actually, thinking about it more, it should be an eye-for-an-eye thing.

Instead of announcing that it was a hoax, continue thru the motions of capitol punishment. Handcuff them, take them away to death row.

It’s up to them to prove it was a hoax. On their dime.


20 posted on 06/15/2019 4:51:09 AM PDT by C210N (You can vote your way into Socialism; but, you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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