Swatting
Subject in True Crime
Swatting has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark explains that swatting involves spoofing a caller's number and falsely claiming to be holding hostages at a target's home.
“you can disguise the number that you're calling from to make it look like you're calling from a house that you want the cops to go to”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke (Jun 6, 2026) · Listen from 19:52
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: 911 Is Not a JokeStuff You Should Know · Jun 6, 2026 · 54 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain the history, technology, and problems of the U.S. 911 emergency system, from Haleyville, Alabama to Next Generation 911.