…much like the others:

A waiter at a Texas steakhouse made up the viral story about a customer leaving him a racist note, his employer said Monday. The story gained national attention after Khalil Cavil, a 20-year-old server for Saltgrass Steak House in Odessa, Texas, posted a now-deleted image of the receipt he claimed was left for him on July 14.

On the bill, Khalil’s name was circled and the words, “we don’t tip terrorist,” were written at the top.

Cavil wrote in his post, which was deleted as of Tuesday morning: “I share this because I want people to understand that this racism, and this hatred still exists. Although, this is nothing new, it is still something that will test your faith.” Cavil’s Facebook page also appears to have been deleted.

Saltgrass originally said it had banned the customer blamed for the message. But now, the restaurant’s corporate office says it has learned the story was a hoax.

Cavil says he doesn’t know why he did it. But the phenomenon of hoax racist comments is so common that it seems to represent a real psychological phenomenon. My own theory is that it somewhat resembles Munchausen Syndrome, in which a person falsely induces the symptoms of an illness to get attention from other people and in particular from those in the medical field.

Look how Cavil was the center of concern and publicity for the week that people thought his claim was true. They even sent him money, which he is now supposed to return. It’s a con that offers built-in psychological and monetary rewards. And it advances the SJW narrative as well. What’s not to like?

[NOTE: This post was originally on my older blog and had comments, but unfortunately the comments didn’t transfer over here.]