FBI investigating rise in ‘swatting’ incidents against conservative media figures

Published March 14, 2025 7:42pm ET



The FBI launched an investigation into a series of swatting incidents targeting conservative media personalities.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the agency is working with local law enforcement to scrutinize a “dangerous trend” of such incidents after multiple right-leaning media figures, including radio show host Joe Pagliarulo, podcaster Shawn Farash, and Infowars’s Chase Geiser said they were swatted in recent days. 

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