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2023-01-02 11:34:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 09677199E50FA0766B43A14D1677C38F6296EAA0542FB2B70E9E8F474B507C73
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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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