| | *'''Toronto hijab hoax.''' In [[Canada]], an 11-year-old girl reported that a man twice tried to cut off her [[hijab]] with scissors as she walked to school with her younger brother. Her story captured international attention and public condemnation from Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]], Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory. Trudeau said, {{quotebox|"My heart goes out to the young girl who was attacked, seemingly for her [[religion]]. I can’t imagine how afraid she must have been, I want her and her family and her friends and community to know that that is not what Canada is, that is not who Canadians are… We are better than this."<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/until-it-was-found-to-be-a-hoax-toronto-girls-hijab-made-news-not-the-attack-on-her Until it was found to be a hoax, Toronto girl's hijab made news, not the attack on her], ''National Post'', 15 January 2018.</ref>}} Even after the [[police]] reported the incident never occurred, Trudeau doubled down on fearmongering: {{quotebox|"We have seen an unfortunate pattern of increased hate crimes in past months directed towards religious minorities, particularly towards women, a warning sign of increased intolerance."}} | | *'''Toronto hijab hoax.''' In [[Canada]], an 11-year-old girl reported that a man twice tried to cut off her [[hijab]] with scissors as she walked to school with her younger brother. Her story captured international attention and public condemnation from Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]], Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory. Trudeau said, {{quotebox|"My heart goes out to the young girl who was attacked, seemingly for her [[religion]]. I can’t imagine how afraid she must have been, I want her and her family and her friends and community to know that that is not what Canada is, that is not who Canadians are… We are better than this."<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/until-it-was-found-to-be-a-hoax-toronto-girls-hijab-made-news-not-the-attack-on-her Until it was found to be a hoax, Toronto girl's hijab made news, not the attack on her], ''National Post'', 15 January 2018.</ref>}} Even after the [[police]] reported the incident never occurred, Trudeau doubled down on fearmongering: {{quotebox|"We have seen an unfortunate pattern of increased hate crimes in past months directed towards religious minorities, particularly towards women, a warning sign of increased intolerance."}} |
| | *'''[[The Laramie Project]]'''. Matthew Sheppard was allegedly killed in a hate crime, whereas recent evidence has shown Sheppard was a [[methamphetamine]] dealer and was killed in a drug deal gone wrong.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/the-truth-behind-americas-most-famous-gay-hate-murder-matthew-shepard</ref> | | *'''[[The Laramie Project]]'''. Matthew Sheppard was allegedly killed in a hate crime, whereas recent evidence has shown Sheppard was a [[methamphetamine]] dealer and was killed in a drug deal gone wrong.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/26/the-truth-behind-americas-most-famous-gay-hate-murder-matthew-shepard</ref> |
| | + | *'''2018 Midterm election hoax.''' An [[Obama]] campaign worker and gay black man arrested for painting "Kill all Jews" on a [[synagogue]] days before the [[2018 Midterm elections]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/11/03/former-obama-campaign-worker-arrested-for-neo-nazi-graffiti-writing-kill-all-jews-on-brooklyn-synagogue/</ref><ref>Tennant, Michael (November 5, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/30557-brooklyn-synagogue-vandalism-suspect-is-liberal-queer-black-man Brooklyn Synagogue Vandalism Suspect Is Liberal, “Queer” Black Man]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 5, 2018.</ref> |