Jussie Smollett 2.0? Democrat Arrested and Charged For Insane Race Hoax

Leftists claim that the United States remains a hopelessly racist country in which minorities are relentlessly subjected to hate speech and threats of violence.

Unfortunately for those trying to sell that narrative, a steady stream of supposedly racist attacks continue to be exposed as fabricated hoaxes.

The most recent example involves a Democratic candidate in Texas whose claims of social media harassment have since been  chalked up to an apparent ploy for attention.

As the New York Post reported:

An ex-Biden White House appointee and current Democratic candidate for a county commissioner seat in Texas allegedly created a dummy social media account to post bogus racist comments about himself.

Taral Patel, 30, the challenger running for county commissioner in Fort Bend County Precinct 3 just outside of Houston, was arrested for online impersonation last week after an investigation initiated by his opponent, incumbent Andy Meyers.

The revelation sparked widespread backlash on social media:

Hate Hoax: A former Biden White House appointee and Democrat candidate for a county commissioner position in Texas was arrested and charged after an investigation found he allegedly created fake Facebook accounts to send himself racist, hateful messages. Taral Patel @TaralVPatel… pic.twitter.com/RlvI80SKQO

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) June 17, 2024

America's so racist, Democrats have to keep fabricating it.https://t.co/2tEKOXzJgD

— Mary Walter (@MaryWalterRadio) June 15, 2024

Sooo…

THIS PRICK👇🏻, who is an ex-Biden appointee, was arrested in Texas for making fake Facebook profiles to send himself racist comments…

THEN this retard uses it to accuse Trump and the rest of us of racism!!

His name is Taral Patel.

So let me get this straight… We’re… pic.twitter.com/yBzsAe1vux

— SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) June 17, 2024

Instead of becoming the victim he apparently desperately wanted to convince voters he was, Patel is now facing criminal charges.

According to The Hill:

In his post online in September, Patel claimed the comments were examples of the “deep and misguided fear” from within the Republican Party.

Patel was arrested last Wednesday on a third-degree felony for online impersonation and a Class A misdemeanor charge for misrepresentation of identity.

His bond was set at $20,000 for the felony and $2,500 for the misdemeanor. He bonded out of the county jail early Thursday and has a court appearance scheduled for July 22, ABC 13 reported.

Fort Bend County’s GOP Chair Bobby Eberle said in a statement that the arrest was “deeply concerning.”

Here’s some local news coverage of the story:

NEW: Taral Patel (D), candidate for commissioner in Fort Bend County, TX and former Biden appointee was arrested and charged for faking his own racist hate mail. He allegedly created fake accounts and would leave “racist” comments on his own posts.

Once again, the demand for… pic.twitter.com/oJvrGfxk0a

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 17, 2024

That coverage is a far cry from the reaction from mainstream media sources that dutifully reported Patel’s claims last year without bothering to investigate their credibility: