What are examples of a scapegoat?

A person becomes a scapegoat when he is punished with a crime he has not done. The best example is Jesus Christ who shouldered the sin of all mankind to die in a painful way.

''scapegoat'' which means ''A person who is made to take the blame for the wrongs of others''

Jesus

I'd say someone that has been sent to jail for a crime they did not commit. Like someone set them up.

The spread of Islam from Mecca to all the other countries around it.That's an example because Contagious Diffusion is The distance-controlled spreading of an idea, innovation, or some other item...