Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-12-31 22:30:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 18E555A47F6EBA4A03E7252CCAFCC396A6FD9A6FFC3FD3C3646D7DD7E75173EA
Participant Details
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
All Note Details