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*[[Duke University#2006 Lacrosse case|Duke lacrosse case]].

*[[Duke University#2006 Lacrosse case|Duke lacrosse case]].

*Nikki Joly, an [[LGBT]] [[activist]], set fire to her own home in a hate crime hoax.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/02/26/gay-rights-activist-set-own-home-on-fire-in-phony-hate-crime-cops/</ref>

*Nikki Joly, an [[LGBT]] [[activist]], set fire to her own home in a hate crime hoax.<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/02/26/gay-rights-activist-set-own-home-on-fire-in-phony-hate-crime-cops/</ref>

*State University of New York at Albany bus attack hoax In January 2016, two black and one Hispanic female University at Albany (SUNY) students (Alexis Briggs, Asha Burwell and Ariel Agudio) gained national attention<ref>{{cite news|title=UAlbany women who claimed bus attack kicked out of school|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/UAlbany-women-punished-by-college-for-bus-attack-7396568.php|work=Times Union|quote=Their accusations gained national attention, but they have since been charged for making the story up and in fact starting the fight.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chasmar|first1=Jessica|title=UAlbany expels students indicted in hate crime hoax|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/6/university-at-albany-expels-students-indicted-in-h/|accessdate=|work=Washington Times|date=May 6, 2016|quote=The women grabbed national headlines}}</ref> when they accused 10 to 12 white men and women of harassment and assault and that "racial slurs were used by the perpetrators"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|title=University Expels 2, Suspends 1 Accused of Lying About 'Racial Attack'|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-expels-2-suspends-1-accused-lying-about-racial-attack-n569031|access-date=|work=NBC News|date=May 5, 2016|quote=The women, who are African American, claimed they were harassed and assaulted by 10 to 12 white men and women on a city bus just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 30 and that racial slurs were used by the perpetrators.}}</ref> while riding a public CDTA bus.

*State University of New York at [[Albany]] bus attack hoax. In January 2016, two [[black]] and one [[Hispanic]] female University at Albany (SUNY) students (Alexis Briggs, Asha Burwell and Ariel Agudio) gained national attention<ref>{{cite news|title=UAlbany women who claimed bus attack kicked out of school|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/UAlbany-women-punished-by-college-for-bus-attack-7396568.php|work=Times Union|quote=Their accusations gained national attention, but they have since been charged for making the story up and in fact starting the fight.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chasmar|first1=Jessica|title=UAlbany expels students indicted in hate crime hoax|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/6/university-at-albany-expels-students-indicted-in-h/|accessdate=|work=Washington Times|date=May 6, 2016|quote=The women grabbed national headlines}}</ref> when they accused 10 to 12 white men and women of harassment and assault and that "racial slurs were used by the perpetrators"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|title=University Expels 2, Suspends 1 Accused of Lying About 'Racial Attack'|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-expels-2-suspends-1-accused-lying-about-racial-attack-n569031|access-date=|work=NBC News|date=May 5, 2016|quote=The women, who are [[African American]], claimed they were harassed and assaulted by 10 to 12 white men and women on a city bus just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 30 and that racial slurs were used by the perpetrators.}}</ref> while riding a public CDTA bus.

:The hoax triggered campus protests.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilkinson|first1=James|title=Two SUNY Albany students are expelled after being indicted for 'faking race hate attack' and assault while a third is suspended for two years|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3577581/Two-New-York-college-students-expelled-indicted-faking-race-hate-attack-assault-student-suspended-two-years.html|access-date=|work=The Daily Mail|date=May 6, 2016|quote=The women's initial report of the incident led to national outrage, a massive campus rally}}</ref> The three were eventually indicted by a grand jury and arraigned for "10 misdemeanor charges, including assault, attempted assault and false reporting, along with a violation for harassment." Furthermore, the university expelled Agudio and Burwell and suspended Briggs for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-college-students-university-at-albany-racially-charged-bus-assault/|title=College students punished after claiming racial attack|website=Cbsnews.com|access-date=}}</ref>

:The hoax triggered campus protests.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilkinson|first1=James|title=Two SUNY Albany students are expelled after being indicted for 'faking race hate attack' and assault while a third is suspended for two years|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3577581/Two-New-York-college-students-expelled-indicted-faking-race-hate-attack-assault-student-suspended-two-years.html|access-date=|work=The Daily Mail|date=May 6, 2016|quote=The women's initial report of the incident led to national outrage, a massive campus rally}}</ref> The three were eventually indicted by a grand jury and arraigned for "10 misdemeanor charges, including assault, attempted assault and false reporting, along with a violation for harassment." Furthermore, the university expelled Agudio and Burwell and suspended Briggs for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-college-students-university-at-albany-racially-charged-bus-assault/|title=College students punished after claiming racial attack|website=Cbsnews.com|access-date=}}</ref>