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Someone tried 'swatting' the White House. It sort of worked.
Someone called 911 on Monday to falsely report that there was a fire at the White House, the Distri…
Natalie Musumeci
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Politically motivated 'swatting' incidents reveal how common anti-government terrorism is becoming, expert warns
Increasing instances of "swatting" attacks targeting politicians are a sign of a declining democrac…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene swatted on Christmas. 'This is not the first incident,' police say
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X that she was "swatted" on Christmas morning and claimed it wa…
Lloyd Lee
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A spate of swatting incidents has plagued Republican politicians this holiday season. Lawmakers want stronger penalties.
This holiday season, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, and multiple Georgia l…
Michelle Mark
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A SWAT team has killed the man suspected of fatally stabbing NASCAR driver Bobby East
Bobby East, a USAC and former NASCAR driver was fatally stabbed in Orange County, California, on We…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Twitch streamer swatted in the middle of livestreaming making tacos after viewer told police he killed his family
Twitch streamer Nick Frags was cooking for his family when law enforcement arrived with rifles in h…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Steve Bannon 'swatted' again. The right-wing commentator was live-broadcasting his 'War Room' podcast when the police raided his home.
Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist for former President Donald Trump, said the "sw…
Bethany Dawson
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Police are investigating an apparent 'swatting' incident at Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia home
Police say someone called 911 with a computer generated voice saying they were "upset about Mrs. Gr…
Rebecca Cohen
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A 15 year-old boy died due to smoke inhalation after a SWAT raid in New Mexico led to a house fire. His father also died during a confrontation with the police 15 years ago.
Brett Rosenau, a Black teenager, died after a suspect barricaded himself in a house that caught fir…
Azmi Haroun
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Police swarmed Steve Bannon's DC home after receiving a false report that an armed man shot someone inside
Police said the call appears to have been a "swatting" report, in which someone calls the police on…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Inside the threats federal judges are facing across the country: suspicious packages, white powdery substances, and a 'swatting'
Former President Donald Trump's four years in the White House coincided with a surge in threats aga…
C. Ryan Barber
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The US's latest military aid to Ukraine: handheld jammers to swat Russian drones
"Drones are proliferating [on] the battlefield, and so is anti-drone tech," a US Army Green Beret t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Suspect in the Monterey Park mass shooting was found dead inside a cargo van with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with SWAT team members
A SWAT team confronted the van on Sunday afternoon after an hourslong manhunt for the suspect in th…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Twitch streamer LosPollosTV said he was raided by a SWAT team live on camera, following 'swatting' prank trend
On Wednesday, a SWAT team appeared to raid streamer LosPollosTV's house during a stream. It was rep…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Teenagers 'swatted' a 60-year-old Tennessee man to get his Twitter handle. The shock caused him to die of a heart attack.
Mark Herring's home in Sumner County, Tennessee, was surrounded by armed police in April 2020 after…
Joshua Zitser
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A drag queen Twitch streamer who was targeted in a recent uptick in swatting says the livestreaming service needs to protect users' privacy
"I'm going to be as loud as I can and let people know this is still happening and lives are in dang…
Morgan Keith
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How 'swatting' site Kiwi Farms has created a bizarre alliance between MAGA's Marjorie Taylor Greene and transgender activists
The suspect in Marjorie Taylor Greene's "swatting" incident said he was a Kiwi Farms member. The on…
Joshua Zitser
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James Charles said a SWAT team was sent to his home to look for 'bombs and hostages' when he was 19 as part of a traumatic online prank
In a TikTok video posted on September 29, James Charles said an anonymous person called the SWAT te…
Charissa Cheong
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SWAT teams and rooftop snipers were called in for the Highland Park vigil because people were scared to group up, mayor testifies
In testimony describing the effects of the mass shooting, Highland Park's mayor said heavily-armed …
Katie Anthony
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was 'swatted' again just one day after someone falsely reported a shooting at her Georgia home
Local police said in a statement that Rep. Greene was first "swatted" on Wednesday morning over her…