Fake hate crimes have been relatively common in recent years; indeed, there is even a Twitter hashtag,
#FakeHate, devoted to the topic. The
DC Caller has a handy list of fake hate crimes reported on U. S. campuses in 2015 alone.
A recent case at SUNY Albany is now being resolved in light of the revelation that the
supposed victims were actually the aggressors.
Some background: In January of this year,
three black UAlbany students claimed to have been victimized by a group of white men who attacked and used racial slurs against them while the (white) bus passengers sat and watched. The outrage was such that
rallies were held and social media melted down, with even
Hillary Clinton deigning to comment before any facts were known.
Yet the incident, as uncovered in the subsequent investigation, was not a racist attack . . . at least not as described by the "victims."