It honestly seems like the more a racist thing like that is publicized, the more likely it was done by the supposed "victim". It's not universal, certainly, but it's all-too-common. There seems to be an almost endless amount of examples of people damaging their vehicles or homes, blaming a black person, and then it turns out that the complainer is the one that did it. It's like they think they're going to incite some sort of race war.

I recall years ago a woman in Saint Louis claimed she was stopped on the road while in her car and viciously attacked by a group of black men. CCTV cameras captured it and the lady basically stopped her car and laid on the ground. There wasn't even anyone else there.

I also recall a cop near Chicago that got had something similar happen. There was even a parade for him to show support. Then it turned out he actually committed suicide because of debt. And at that point no one I knew who supported the parade, etc., said anything more about it.