This REASON article has some parallels with previously discussed topics.

"This LGBT Activist's House Was Burned Down. Police Now Suspect He Set the Fire Himself." "In 2017, prominent Michigan LGBT activist Nikki Joly, a transgender man, was the victim of an apparent hate crime: An unknown arsonist burned down his house, which had two dogs and three cats trapped inside"

"Police have long suspected that Joly set the fire himself, though it took a while to collect sufficient evidence."

"Joly didn't own the house, and thus did not collect any insurance money from it. He did receive more than $58,000 in donations, however."

"Just because Joly has been charged does not mean he is guilty, of course. He is entitled to due process and a presumption of innocence. Many in his community refuse to believe he could have played a role in the fire, given that it killed his five pets. Other former supporters of Joly's now believe they were duped, however."

"The existence of two high-profile hate crime hoaxes—neither of them yet proven in a court of law—should not be used to discredit every alleged hate crime. But this news does provide a timely reminder that many stories are more complicated than they first seem. Self-described victims should be greeted with support and sympathy, not automatic belief that they must be telling the truth. Sometimes, they're not." https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/25/nikki-joly-fire-jackson-hoax-hate-crime READ ENTIRE ARTICLE