Reports of Fake 9-1-1 Calls Against Conservative Influencers Renew Concern Over Potentially Deadly ‘Swatting’ Pranks 

‘If you are a public conservative figure … Do not wait,’ conservative columnist, Dustin Grage, warned over the weekend. ‘You are at risk of being swatted next.’

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Members of a SWAT team staging in a parking lot in Iowa. David Ryder/Getty Images

Conservative social media personalities across the country are reportedly getting the shock of a lifetime after being targeted by fake emergency service calls that prompt armed police officers to show up at their homes.

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