A California teenager admitted to phoning in hundreds of false bomb and mass shooting threats to schools, religious institutions and government officials across the nation, causing widespread concern.
18-year-old Alan Filion made over 375 "swatting" calls from August of 2022, when he was just 16, to January of this year. The calls were made for profit or entertainment, earning Filion the label of a "serial swatter", according to court documents obtained by NBC News.
