Man who said he was 'stabbed by a black man for his neo-Nazi haircut' admits he made story up

Joshua Witt faces charges of false reporting after admitting he lied when telling police he had been attacked by a black man

Joshua Witt
(Image credit: Sheridan county police)

A US man who claimed he had been stabbed by a black man for "looking like a neo-Nazi" has admitted he made up the story after accidentally cutting himself with a knife.

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