==Real hate crimes==
Many anti-Trump hate crimes and other hateful acts of harassment occurred against Trump's supporters and even apolitical people.<ref>Nolte, John (July 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/05/rap-sheet-acts-of-media-approved-violence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/ Rap Sheet: ***502*** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against Trump Supporters]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 16, 2018.</ref> For example, in very early January 2017, an extremely horrific and disturbing racist hate crime occurred when four black teens brutally beat and tortured an 18-year-old mentally-disabled white teenager in Chicago. It was a horrific hate crime, and one of the many, many horrifying things they did was tell the person to curse [[Donald Trump]] and white people.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/f-k-donald-trump-f-k-white-people/ 4 charged with hate crimes in kidnap, torture of mentally disabled man]. ''WND''. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/05/hate-crime-charges-filed-in-chicago-beating-shown-on-facebook-live.html Hate crime charges filed in Chicago beating streamed on Facebook Live]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> The accused were denied bail,<ref>Pathieu, Diane; Hope, Leah (January 6, 2017). [http://abc7chicago.com/news/judge-denies-bail-for-4-facebook-live-torture-suspects/1689291/ Judge denies bail for 4 Chicago Facebook Live torture suspects]. ''ABC 7''. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref> and were charged with hate crimes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/crime/four-chicago-teens-are-charged-with-hate-crime-in-facebook-live-attack-of-special-needs-student/|title=Four Chicago Suspects Are Charged with Hate Crime in Facebook Live Attack of Special Needs Student|date=January 5, 2017|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> The hate crime was one of many anti-Trump hate-crimes after the [[2016 U.S. presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref>[httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/facebook-live-attack-latest-in-string-anti-trump-assaults.html Facebook Live attack the latest in string of anti-Trump assaults]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.</ref>
Community volunteers had been working for years to restore the Old Ashburn Schoolhouse, which historically had been a one-room segregated school for blacks in Loudoun County, Virginia. On October 1, 2016, five teenagers spray-painted “white power,” swastikas, crude drawings and profanities on the exterior of the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2016/10/5-teens-identified-as-suspects-in-historic-va-schoolhouse-vandalism/slide/4/|title=5 teens identified as suspects in historic Va. schoolhouse vandalism|work=WTOP|date=October 5, 2016|accessdate=January 7, 2017}}</ref>
It has happened where individuals, for various reasons, stage an alleged hate crime when none at all occurred. After the [[2016 U.S. presidential election|2016 presidential election]], several violent and disturbing anti-Trump attacks occurred throughout the nation against Trump supporters or supposed Trump supporters. Despite these attacks, liberals and leftists only focused on alleged attacks by Trump supporters against minorities and others (the false leftist narrative, although being blatantly false and one-sided, fits their manufactured narrative that Trump supporters are "racist" and "evil" and that leftists are "tolerant" and "forgiving"). It was found that despite the number of real anti-Trump attacks, several of the "pro-Trump" attacks were found to be hoaxes.<ref>Multiple references:
*[httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/05/facebook-live-attack-latest-in-string-anti-trump-assaults.html Facebook Live attack the latest in string of anti-Trump assaults]. ''Fox News''. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
*Huston, Warner Todd (May 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/05/another-hate-crime-hoax-church-organist-admits-he-vandalized-his-own-church-with-trump-and-nazi-slogans/ Another Hate Crime Hoax: Church Organist Admits He Vandalized His Own Church with Trump and Nazi Slogans]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
See also:
*Parke, Caleb (December 27, 2017). [httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/27/hate-crimes-and-hoaxes-10-campus-stories-debunked-in-2017.html Hate crimes and hoaxes: 10 campus stories debunked in 2017]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved December 27, 2017.</ref> The U.S. saw many fake "hate crimes" after the 2016 election.<ref>Corsi, Jerome (January 18, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/28066-new-phenomenon-of-fake-hate-crimes-creates-perplexing-problems-for-law-enforcement New Phenomenon of “Fake Hate Crimes” Creates Perplexing Problems for Law Enforcement]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 18, 2018.</ref>
==History==
== Hate crime statistics ==
Here are the hate crime statistics reported by the US Department of Justice for 2015.<ref>https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2015/tables-and-data-declarations/1tabledatadecpdf</ref> It should be noted that the statistics are skewed because the states use different definitions of what constitutes a hate crime.<ref>Chiaramonte, Perry (May 24, 2017). [httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/24/hate-crime-criteria-vary-widely-by-state-making-analysis-such-offenses-difficult.html Hate crime criteria vary widely by state, making analysis of such offenses difficult]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 24, 2017.</ref>
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For example, in a government report released in 2016, Martin R. Castro, the chairman of the U.S. [[Commission on Civil Rights]], stated that "The phrases “religious liberty” and “religious freedom” will stand for nothing except hypocrisy so long as they remain code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, Christian supremacy or any form of intolerance."<ref>{{cite news|last=Showalter|first=Brandon|date=Setpember 9, 2016|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/religious-freedom-code-word-bigotry-christian-supremacy-us-civil-rights-commissioner-martin-castro-169370/ |title=Religious Freedom Is 'Code Word' for Bigotry, Christian Supremacy, US Civil Rights Commissioner Says|work=The Christian Post|accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>Kellner, Mark A. (September 8, 2016). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/religious-freedom-religious-liberty-just-code-word/ ‘Religious freedom,’ ‘liberty’ just ‘code words’ for intolerance, U.S. Civil Rights chairman says]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://religionnews.com/2016/09/08/chairman-of-u-s-commission-on-civil-rights-calls-the-phrases-religious-liberty-and-religious-freedom-code-words-for-discrimination-intolerance-racism-s/ Chairman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls the phrases ‘religious liberty’ and ‘religious freedom’ code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, and Christian supremacy]. ''Religion News Service''. September 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Carter, Joe (September 13, 2016). [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/u.s.-civil-rights-commission-religious-freedom-is-code-word-for-racism-homophobia-and-christian-supremacy U.S. Civil Rights Commission: ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Code Word for Racism, Homophobia, and ‘Christian Supremacy’]. ''The Gospel Coalition''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>
In 2014, the mayor of [[Houston]], a leftist and the first openly-homosexual mayor of the city, briefly issued subpoenas on pastors, ordering them to turn over sermons concerning homosexuality.<ref>Starnes, Todd (October 14, 2014). [httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons.html City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Starnes, Todd (October 29, 2014). [httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/29/houston-mayor-drops-bid-to-subpoena-pastors-sermons.html Houston mayor drops bid to subpoena pastors' sermons]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Hallowell, Billy (August 3, 2015). [http://www.theblaze.com/news/2015/08/03/houston-pastors-hit-back-against-mayor-with-lawsuit-alleging-their-religious-freedoms-were-trampled/ Houston Gov’t Subpoenaed Pastors’ Sermons. Now, They’re Fighting Back.] ''The Blaze''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>
A pastor in [[Northern Ireland]] was charged and tried for making comments in one of his sermons against Islam that were considered "grossly offensive." Although he was found not guilty, he should have never been tried in the first place, as Christians should be able to freely express and advocate their biblically-based theological positions.<ref>Turpin, Simon (January 8, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/simon-turpin/2016/01/08/northern-ireland-pastor-not-guilty-criticising-islam/ Northern Ireland Pastor Not Guilty of Criticising Islam]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>