Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-02 15:30:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40BE72B78185A6E358D4A71D94C7A253D3F0521962E7A9450D94D0ED85F4191E
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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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