The article discusses the issue of "swatting," a prank where someone calls the police and reports a fake emergency at another person's address, often targeting online streamers. The article highlights five instances of swatting involving young Fortnite streamers, including Raleigh Ranchers, Phase Jarvis, Booga, Logan Paul, and Dr. Lupo. In each case, the streamer was interrupted during a live stream by police or SWAT teams responding to a fake emergency call. The article includes quotes and clips from the streamers' reactions to the incidents, which were often frightening and disruptive.
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1. Swatting is a prank where someone calls the authorities and reports a fake emergency, leading to a SWAT team being dispatched to the victim's location.
2. Raleigh Ranchers, a young Fortnite streamer, was swatted after receiving a shoutout from popular YouTuber Scissors.
3. A SWAT team was called to Raleigh Ranchers' house while he was live-streaming.
4. Raleigh Ranchers was 16 years old at the time of the incident.
5. The swatting incident occurred after Scissors gave Raleigh Ranchers a shoutout on his stream.
6. Raleigh Ranchers' stream was interrupted by knocking and officers entering his house.
7. Phase Jarvis, a 15-year-old Fortnite streamer, was swatted after his older brother posted a video about the incident.
8. Phase Jarvis was home alone when the swatting incident occurred.
9. Over 150 kids showed up at Phase Jarvis' house after he sent out invitations to a party.
10. The noise from the party led to a neighbor calling the police, who dispatched a SWAT team to the house.
11. Phase Jarvis was not home when the SWAT team arrived, but his mom was notified and called him to inform him of the situation.
12. Booga, a 16-year-old Fortnite player from Pennsylvania, was swatted during a live stream.
13. Booga's low ping allowed him to dominate in Fortnite World Cup qualifiers.
14. Booga's location was targeted by hackers, leading to the swatting incident.
15. Booga was able to explain the situation to the SWAT team and avoid any harm.
16. Booga and his teammates won the game despite the swatting incident.
17. Logan Paul, a popular YouTuber, was swatted during a live stream on Twitch.
18. Logan Paul heard a loud noise and immediately freaked out, running outside to see what was happening.
19. Logan Paul was greeted by several officers and SWAT team members at his front door.
20. Dr. Lupo, a Fortnite and H1Z1 streamer, was swatted multiple times, including during a live stream.
21. Dr. Lupo heard a weird noise coming from downstairs and stopped his stream to investigate.
22. Dr. Lupo explained to his viewers that he was swatted by someone on live stream.