On January 29, 2019, American actor Jussie Smollett approached the Chicago Police Department and reported a hate crime that he had staged earlier that morning.

state and federal laws intended to protect against hate crimes (also known as bias crimes).

a form of hate crime involving the use of violence against people with disabilities.

"Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" is the second episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 50th episode of the series overall.