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by kemayo 4428 days ago
>Really? Like what? Can you give an example relevant to this discussion?

Sure... here's a recent news story that springs to mind, from back in December: http://abcnews.go.com/US/waitress-anti-gay-tipping-scandal-l...

That's someone who made up an attack, presumably for the purpose of gaining sympathy. I doubt they intended it to go national like it did, but...