Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-02 08:08:34 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2F8995520DCC0912052568E76B2012890E742D7B8AA3941A2F45E356B9E9CBF1
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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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