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2022-12-31 18:48:50 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B30CBAB13ADC25AA86461F25C4039A65EC2029805A2EFD3B8D726964A2497E00
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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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