the action of making a false report of a serious emergency so that a SWAT team (= a group of officers trained to deal with dangerous situations) will go to a person's home, by someone who wants to frighten, upset, or cause problems for that person

Swatting has become an increasingly popular harassment tactic among online gamers. 报假警恶作剧已经成为网游玩家中越来越流行的骚扰手段。

A "swatting" hoax led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man. 一场报假警恶作剧导致警方开枪打死了一名28岁的男子。