The chief of the nation’s Federal Bureau of Investigation warns criminals and wannabes that “swatting” “will not be tolerated.”
Swatting is when someone calls police with a fake report that there’s some sort of violence crime occurring at a specific address.
Police department SWAT teams show up, expecting to confront violent criminals. But in swatting cases, they find only innocent people who are unaware their addresses have been targeted by the criminals.
Kash Patel, FBI chief, said, “I want to address the alarming rise in ‘Swatting’ incidents targeting media figures. The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable. This isn’t about politics—weaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers. That will not be tolerated. We are fully committed to working with local law enforcement to crack down on these crimes. More updates to come.”
I want to address the alarming rise in ‘Swatting’ incidents targeting media figures. The FBI is aware of this dangerous trend, and my team and I are already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.
This isn’t about politics—weaponizing law enforcement…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 14, 2025
The comments follow a long list of swatting attacks in recent days, including on conservative personalities Gunther Eaglement, Nick Soretor and Shawn Farash.
And it’s just a week after Infowars journalist Jamie White was brutally murdered in Austin.
According to a report in Newsweek, radio show host Joe Pagliarulo and Infowars’ Chase Geiser also have been targeted.
Eagle said on social media someone called in a “fake hostage situation,” and Geiser shared on X he had been swatted for the second time in 12 hours.
And Catturd, a popular pro-Trump social media account with more than 3.4 million X followers, wrote Friday morning that he was “swatted again for the fourth time” at his home, reported the Gateway Pundit.
My wife and I were swatted tonight.
We are totally safe.
Thank you to everyone who checked in.
We are going to do whatever is necessary to find out who is behind these coordinated attacks and hold them accountable to the fullest extent.
Thank you all for the support! pic.twitter.com/TRYsx0PF1d
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) March 14, 2025
Yes — my family and I were swatted. This is how it went down. Including the video I saw on my front door camera at 2:35am. How would you have reacted?
This has to stop! pic.twitter.com/eJ0aLguf3Q
— Joe Pags Pagliarulo (@JoeTalkShow) March 14, 2025
The Pundit also reported that independent journalist Breanna Morello has “discovered an important clue: the individuals swatting conservative influencers are sending pizza delivery orders to their homes before placing the distress call to 9-1-1. Specifically, the orders are coming from Domino’s and Papa John’s.”
The report advised, “Unless you specifically ordered pizzas from those locations, do not eat the food and contact authorities immediately.”