Buttigieg 'Swatted': False CPS Report Separated Him From Twins for 24 Hours

HuffPost—Pete Buttigieg was temporarily separated from his four-year-old twins after someone filed a false child protective services report targeting him. CPS investigators questioned Buttigieg directly before police confirmed the anonymous complaint was bogus. The incident kept him apart from his children for roughly 24 hours. The episode is being described as a form of "swatting" — a tactic in which false emergency reports are weaponized against public figures.

• HuffPost — Pete Buttigieg Briefly Separated From Children After Being Target Of False Report
• HuffPost — Politics — Pete Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after an anonymous false report to authorities
• NBC News — Politics — CPS probe kept him separated from twins for about 24 hours
• Washington Post — Buttigieg publicly recounted ordeal, calling the complaint 'bogus'
• New York Times — NYT: incident classified as a 'swatting' tip to authorities
• Associated Press — Police confirmed the anonymous report was false
• NOTUS — CPS officials questioned Buttigieg directly before clearing him