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2022-12-31 18:36:01 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 61CB6237CF038E3999962579D3E8D19C91063C2E35D0F446F0752E7B2BE6BF44
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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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