Swatting

• False shooting report prompts heavy police response near Ottawa

  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspected 'swatting' incident after a false report of a shooting in Barry’s Bay prompted a large emergency response Wednesday.

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  Feb 26
  
• Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S.

  The FBI said in the statement that it views swatting as a 'dangerous and disruptive crime' and warned that online anonymity is an illusion.

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  Jan 13
  
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• ‘Swatting’ calls to Nova Scotia home have RCMP warning of danger of fake reports

  RCMP were called to a residence in Cambridge, N.S., for a report of gunshots. An hour later, they were called back for an illegal burn. Both calls, they say, were false.

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  Oct 7, 2025
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• Abbotsford police, Langley RCMP, investigate online threat of violence at area schools

  Messages alleging a possible attack at high schools in Abbotsford and the University of the Fraser Valley circulated on social media overnight.

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  Apr 7, 2025
• Charges laid in ‘swatting’ plot against U.S. politicians, former president

  A U.S. Secret Service agent’s affidavit doesn't name the former U.S. president or any other officials identified as victims of the hoax calls.

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  Aug 28, 2024
• 2nd ‘swatting call’ sends officers to Kitchener shopping centre: police

  Waterloo regional police say officers responded to a second “swatting” call which made threats to both officers and civilians in Kitchener on Thursday.

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  Jun 14, 2024
• Police swarm B.C. high school after ‘swatting’ hoax about gun on campus

  Swatting refers to the illegal practice of making a fake police report about a critical incident meant to trigger a heavy and urgent police response.

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  May 16, 2024
• 17-year-old ‘serial swatter’ accused of making hundreds of false 911 calls across U.S.

  Alan Winston Filion, 17, is awaiting trial over allegations he called police and stated he was about to commit a mass shooting at a mosque in Florida.

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  Feb 1, 2024
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• Multiple U.S. state houses evacuated due to bomb threats later deemed fake

  The threats sent to state lawmakers and secretaries of state follow a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days.

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  Jan 3, 2024
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• 6 schools, Edmonton hospital affected by swatting incidents Wednesday: Police

  What is believed to be fake bomb and shooting threats were made against several Edmonton schools and the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

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  May 31, 2023