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2023-01-03 00:38:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E6803AA5B70AF351D2EBFF58FA05918783DB8BD823511F0EF8FFC09FC9C1ACC1
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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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