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Hate Crime Hoaxes of 2020
Racial Slurs were spray painted on Cecil B. Moore Mural, civil rights icon, during black history month on what was thought to be a racist incident. Video showed it was a black man that did it. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/02/26/philadelphia-police-release-images-of-suspect-wanted-for-spray-painting-racial-slurs-on-cecil-b-moore-mural-brightside-academy-habitat-for-humanity/
Racial Slurs were spray painted on Cecil B. Moore Mural, civil rights icon, during black history month on what was thought to be a racist incident. Video showed it was a black man that did it. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/02/26/philadelphia-police-release-images-of-suspect-wanted-for-spray-painting-racial-slurs-on-cecil-b-moore-mural-brightside-academy-habitat-for-humanity/
A series of back to back racist incidents rattled the University of La Verne. Turns out it was all orchestrated and carried out by Mexican- American student Anayeli Peña. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8095765/Former-student-25-arrested-making-TEN-fake-racist-threats-against-university-herself.html
The words “white pride” were carved into the sidewalk in front of a black-owned fitness center. It was later found out Mahagany Teague, a black woman, did it. https://wcyb.com/news/local/jcpd-woman-arrested-for-carving-white-pride-into-sidewalk-at-jc-business
A target was placed in the yard of NAACP President, Keith Caldwell. It was later found that Roy E. Brown, a black man, did it.
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/police-identify-man-who-left-bullseye-at-the-home-of-nashville-naacp-president/
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/police-identify-man-who-left-bullseye-at-the-home-of-nashville-naacp-president/
Rashawn Smith, African-American, pretended to be a white Trump supporter on facebook and made threats against people protesting the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8305955/Man-arrested-making-threats-Ahmaud-Arbery-protesters-Facebook-bikers-pay-tribute.html
Salisbury University experienced racial unrest after a series of racist graffiti was discovered on campus over the course of the 2019-20 school year, Jerome Kevin Jackson, black, was the person behind the graffiti. http://www.wboc.com/story/42223284/man-to-plead-guilty-to-raciallyrelated-graffiti-on-salisbury-university-campus
Robert Fuller, African-American, was found hanging from a tree in Pamdale, it was quickly called a lynching. Investigation found it was suicide. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-09/death-of-robert-fuller-who-was-found-hanging-from-tree-ruled-a-suicide-by-sheriffs-department
A “noose” was "found" in a New York City park, Gov. Cuomo called it an act of “hatred” but it turned out to be materials left over from a construction site. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/17/noose-found-in-harlem-park-turns-out-to-be-constru/
Jose Flores, hispanic man, was arrested after at least 30 incidents where he carved swastikas and ‘KKK” onto vehicles.
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/18/virginia-man-accused-carving-swatstikas-kkk-onto-cars/
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/18/virginia-man-accused-carving-swatstikas-kkk-onto-cars/
'Nooses' at Oakland park turn out to be swings; mayor says 'intentions don't matter' https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/18/nooses-at-oakland-park-turn-out-to-be-swings-mayor/
A "noose" is found on Bubba Wallace's garage. Big media storm, called a hate crime and immediately denounced by everyone. After a Federal investigation it was found it was a rope that had been there since 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/no-charges-in-nascar-noose-incident-involving-bubba-wallace.html
Swastikas were spray-painted on gravestones at Providence College. Keveon Gomera, was the man that defaced the gravestones. https://www.abc6.com/man-arrested-for-spray-painting-swastikas-at-providence-college/
Umatilla County democrat politician, Jonathan Lopez, hispanic, claimed he received a hate filled letter. He later confessed he wrote the racist letter to himself. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/national/article244080452.html
A photographer died in a shooting in Jefferson Square Park during a Breonna Taylor protest. People quickly said it was a white supremacist attack, it was found that Steven Nelson Lopez, hispanic, was the shooter. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8468775/Protester-23-arrested-fatal-shooting-photographer-Breonna-Taylor-demonstration.html
Isaih Martin, black, claimed he found racist notes on the windshield of his vehicle, which was parked at an on-campus apartment complex in Texas A&M. He put the notes there himself. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8511691/Black-student-Texas-M-racist-notes-car-cops-say.html
