Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-12-31 17:55:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E322F843E2E289CC4E298E18304AACA05A2F0FC8472C4B6099F09EFAE28B59BB
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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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