{
  "id": "2023-04-06-clemson-university-false-armed-individuals-swatting",
  "slug": "clemson-university-false-armed-individuals-swatting-2023-04-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clemson University",
    "shortName": "Clemson",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CU Alert",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-04-06",
    "type": "swatting",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "False armed-person reports near Cooper Library and Cribb Hall; no threat found",
    "headlinePublic": "False armed-person reports near Cooper Library and Cribb Hall; no threat found",
    "summary": "Clemson [CU Alerts](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2023/04/06/cupd-false-reports-of-armed-individuals-on-campus-no-threat-determined/) published a community notice about this incident.",
    "outcome": "See alert text; investigation notes as stated by CUPD.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-04-06 (CU Alerts archive)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Clemson University Police Department (CUPD) received this evening, April 6, false reports of armed individuals in the vicinity of Cooper Library and Cribb Hall. The situation is normal and everything is clear in both areas of main campus.\n\nCUPD is investigating the origin of the calls, which were transferred from Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) to departmental dispatch. The reports are believed to be attempts at swatting — harassment tactics aimed at deceiving emergency services.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2023/04/06/cupd-false-reports-of-armed-individuals-on-campus-no-threat-determined/",
      "sourceDescription": "CU Alerts official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alerts.clemson.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 488
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [alerts.clemson.edu](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2023/04/06/cupd-false-reports-of-armed-individuals-on-campus-no-threat-determined/).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official CU Alerts archive full-text recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "CU Alerts",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2023/04/06/cupd-false-reports-of-armed-individuals-on-campus-no-threat-determined/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "CU Alerts index",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "clemson",
    "swatting"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}