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2023-01-01 00:51:04 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D13D341D1D6E791F9C4D0376C85EC06E24A8C5AB8C011C3F6F281CD20D4D9366
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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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