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<header style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;">[h=1]Gay rights activist set fire to his own home in fake hate crime, Michigan police say[/h]</header>
USA TODAY<time class="caas-attr-meta-time" datetime="2019-02-25T23:08:59.000Z" style="font-weight: 400; display: inline-block; font-size: 0.923em;">February 25, 2019, 5:08 PM CST</time>
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DETROIT —When Nikki Joly's Jackson home burned down in 2017, some thought the fire was a hate crime against the transgendered, gay-rights activist who had fought for a local anti-discrimination ordinance.
But now, instead of a victim, the 54-year-old is accused of being the perpetrator.
The Michigan case is gaining national attention alongside the situation involving Jussie Smollett, another alleged hate crime victim who became the accused. Authorities concluded the attack on Smollett was a hoax.