In 1994, Susan Smith, a young white woman and mother of two boys, claimed that a black man had carjacked and kidnapped her children-and it became a national headline--only to finally confess to killing her children nine days later. This is an example of:

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Susan Smith's false accusation of a black man committing a heinous crime is an example of a racial hoax, as she knowingly lied about the identity of the perpetrator based on their race.

In 1994, Susan Smith, a Young White Woman and Mother