Yet Another Hate Crime Turns Out To Be A Hoax
BY ALEX PFEIFFER
A church organist was arrested Wednesday after
he vandalized his own church with a swastika
and pro-Trump graffiti in order to �mobilize
a movement.�
George Nathaniel Stang, 26, admitted in a
handwritten statement to spray painting a
swastika, �fag church,� and �heil Trump�
on St. David�s Episcopal Church in Bean
Blossom, Indiana.
�I suppose I wanted to give local people
a reason to fight for good, even if it was
a false flag,� Stang wrote, according to
a local NBC report.
�To be clear my actions were not motivated
by hate for the church or its congregation.
I of course realize now, this was NOT the
way to go about inspiring activism.�
The incident occurred in November shortly
after President Trump was elected and was
widely covered by the press.
The Washington Post reported on it and connected
it to Trump�s victory, �The offensive
graffiti at St. David�s is among numerous
incidents that have occurred in the wake of
Trump�s Election Day win.�
They also mentioned the vandalism in a piece
entitled, �The postelection hate spike:
How long will it last?� It was mentioned
in 15 articles by The Post, yet, as of publication
time, they have yet to write about Stang�s
arrest.
The vandalism was also covered by CNN in the
story ��Make America White Again�: Hate
speech and crimes post-election.� Just like
the Post, CNN has yet to write an updated
story
In the wake of Trump�s election there has
been a surge in reported hate crimes, however,
they frequently end up being hoaxes.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported
on five hoaxes in the weeks after the November
election, including a Muslim woman who lied
about her hijab being stolen by Trump supporters.
Just two weeks ago, a Muslim professor at
an Indiana university was arrested after he
fabricated anti-Muslim crimes.
