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Swatting incidents targeting government officials on the rise

The alarming rise of swatting incidents, involving hoax 911 calls leading to high-risk police responses, is increasingly targeting government officials across the U.S. As political tensions escalate, these dangerous pranks are often motivated by the victims' political stances or fueled by misinformation. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane investigates.
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