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→Examples of hate crime hoaxes
*A claimed "hate crime" in a Michigan university hospital in 2019 was shown to be a hoax, with a claimed "noose" not even being a noose.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32866-another-hate-hoax-noose-found-in-university-hospital-wasn-t-a-noose Another Hate Hoax: “Noose” Found in University Hospital Wasn’t a Noose]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref>
*A claimed "hate crime" in a Michigan university hospital in 2019 was shown to be a hoax, with a claimed "noose" not even being a noose.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 16, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32866-another-hate-hoax-noose-found-in-university-hospital-wasn-t-a-noose Another Hate Hoax: “Noose” Found in University Hospital Wasn’t a Noose]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 16, 2019.</ref>
*Georgia state representative Erica Thomas claimed a white man told her to "Go back where you came from" while standing in a supermarket express lane. The man, a [[Cuba]]n immigrant who hates Trump, supports [[the Squad]], and once Tweeted that Trump should go back to Germany, denied the accusation. Thompson later retracted her claim.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxbH13jn3NY</ref><ref>Nieto, Phillip (July 21, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/21/georgia-lawmaker-caught-lying-racist-encounter/ Georgia Democratic Lawmaker Appears To Be Caught Lying About Alleged Racist Encounter]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved July 21, 2019.</ref><ref>Bufkin, Ellie (July 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/georgia-state-rep-erica-thomas-backtracks-on-racism-accusations Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas backtracks on racism accusations]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 21, 2019.</ref>
*Georgia state representative Erica Thomas claimed a white man told her to "Go back where you came from" while standing in a supermarket express lane. The man, a [[Cuba]]n immigrant who hates Trump, supports [[the Squad]], and once Tweeted that Trump should go back to Germany, denied the accusation. Thomas later retracted her claim.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxbH13jn3NY</ref><ref>Nieto, Phillip (July 21, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/21/georgia-lawmaker-caught-lying-racist-encounter/ Georgia Democratic Lawmaker Appears To Be Caught Lying About Alleged Racist Encounter]. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved July 21, 2019.</ref><ref>Bufkin, Ellie (July 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/georgia-state-rep-erica-thomas-backtracks-on-racism-accusations Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas backtracks on racism accusations]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 21, 2019.</ref>
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