Mon Mar 24 20:40:00 UTC 2025: ## FBI Investigating Surge in “Swatting” Incidents Targeting Media Figures
**Washington, D.C. –** The FBI is actively investigating a recent surge in “swatting” incidents targeting conservative media figures and influencers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Thursday. Swatting involves making false reports to law enforcement, claiming a violent crime is in progress at a specific address, leading to a potentially deadly armed response.
Director Patel emphasized that the FBI is working with local law enforcement to identify and prosecute those responsible, stating that weaponizing law enforcement against any American is “morally reprehensible and endangers lives.” He stressed that the issue transcends politics.
The statement follows reports of several conservative media personalities being targeted this week. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin added that any perpetrators found in the District of Columbia will face the full extent of the law.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) went further, suggesting that swatting should be prosecuted as attempted murder, citing the significant risk of innocent individuals being shot during such incidents. He argued that sending heavily armed officers to a home based on a false report creates an inherently dangerous situation. The FBI’s investigation is ongoing.
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