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The cost of false reports of school shootings go way beyond the financial

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 4, 2022
There have been 99 swatting incidents so far this school year, which take a toll on school resources and mental health.
The act of "swatting" can lead to a variety of costly consequences.
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Swatting: not a new phenomenon, but the cost is rising

by Ben Johnson
May 19, 2015
The prank's cost is going up for police departments and emergency call centers.
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Women get “swatted” too

by Ben Johnson and Aparna Alluri
Mar 26, 2015
Swatting, the act of calling a SWAT team as a prank, isn't just victimizing men.
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The dangerous trio of twitch, streaming, and swatting

by Ben Johnson
Aug 28, 2014
The same week Amazon buys Twitch, one of its users films a dangerous prank.
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