Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-03 03:31:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 56685ECC481FF6AEB61D3B1C88CB9341E2BA5C4CEE0F712B2B710EE73A8D53FE
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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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