Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-12-31 21:48:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2DD40F5D40D3105F1AAC2E9F5FACCD5761437F8774C55FE869AE0FCF0D9D3136
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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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