AI is making it harder to detect fake emergency calls

NPR | By Jaclyn Diaz

Published November 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM CST

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It's getting harder to detect fake emergency calls thanks to AI. The tech is being used to generate believable swatting calls to law enforcement that claim a shooting or other crime is taking place.

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Jaclyn Diaz

Jaclyn Diaz is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk

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