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2022-12-31 19:01:53 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97969CC4E27861B9906985F3390E1D5113BD006D74A37F510B5037A7A8D58C85
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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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