Answer:  We document so-called faked hate crimes for two reasons. First, just like actual hate crimes, these so-called faked hate crimes do instill fear in historically preyed-upon groups of people, until the public learns that these quasi hate crimes were staged. Although they may have another purpose that is personal to the perpetrator (for example, committing an arson as scheme to collect insurance money, or to obtain publicity in a highly attention-starved individual), so-called faked hate crimes initially strike fear in communities. Thus, it is important for the public to know when a crime thought to be a hate crime is actually a so-called faked hate crime. Second, by documenting them, we show how infrequently so-called faked hate crimes occur. One lie perpetrated by those who oppose hate crime laws is to claim that many or most hate crimes are faked. We debunk that lie by documenting the rare so-called faked hate crimes. By placing them next to the numerous bona fide hate crimes, we show that these so-called faked hate crimes are indeed rare events.