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In regards to the Smollett case, despite the fact that the usual suspects will insist that this is a rare occurrence, the reality of phony racist (and homosexual) hate crimes perpetrated by the "victim" is actually quite common. Here's just a small sampling of such cases:
There are many more such incidents, including many phony anti-LGBT hate crimes, as listed here: advocate.com/crime/2016/7/0…. An actual hate crime is deserving of our full-throated condemnation, but skepticism is warranted when these stories surface.
Anyone remember this incident about three girls on a bus which got a lot of coverage? nytimes.com/2016/03/02/nyr…
After Trump was elected, there was a massive surge in these hoaxes: dailycaller.com/2016/12/31/201…
And let's not forget the lesser charges of phony racism that have gotten the media worked up, such as these sorts of cases:
