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2023-01-01 21:58:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04A1EBD0E8EB6C90F89370B8379DA084E35798A708FD80B07D33EE4C705723D8
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Original Note:
This tweet is false. The term “swatting” refers to the practice of making an intentionally false report to police in order to elicit a forceful and potentially violent police response. Tate was detained as a result of a real investigation into conduct he himself described: https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225827/https://www.cobratate.com/phd-program
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