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2022-12-31 17:59:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CC80176C4EB221B4A543018C380008A3D7AFEBF4EB1DDA69B1DE791D2BCFF1AD
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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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