Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-12-31 18:04:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 69F2C835D90146F75BCD8639BD733BEA8D974092D5B50DCC365C9C04D535EBFD
Participant Details
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
All Note Details