Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-12-31 22:27:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6D3B05E31610C42B53C430041BCDA01B5C76F2F3F71CDD69E5C0C7784A616D31
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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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