Wikidata

(Q7654058)

English

swatting

act of hoaxing an armed emergency response to a victim's home

  • police raid based on a false report of a crime
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Statements

subclass of
hoax
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crime
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false alarm
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harassment
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FBI SWAT team Watervliet Arsenal.jpg
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An FBI SWAT team during training. In the U.S., many local police forces purchase ex-military equipment. (English)
point in time
12 January 2012
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named after
SWAT team
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hashtag
Swatting
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uses
police
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Identifiers

Freebase ID
/m/0287_4b
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Know Your Meme ID
16344
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