Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-02 05:47:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DD5142ECC7F923EC3D8A9C94770D1D74AA5E8FA9F725261D23A646544D0D2BBC
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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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