Former MrBeast employee\u2019s family swatted after police raid his house on Kick Instagram: jake_thevikingFormer MrBeast employee and Misfits Boxing influencer, Jake the Viking, has claimed that he and his family were swatted after he streamed on Kick. Jake \u2018The Viking\u2019 Franklin was an iconic part of MrBeast\u2019s crew before the star became YouTube\u2019s most-subscribed creator in 2022. Known for his easygoing personality and viking-esque appearance, Jake the Viking has gone on to create his own content \u2014 but now, he\u2019s facing some unexpected dangers. On April 3, Franklin claimed that he\u2019d been swatted while streaming live on Kick, an alternative broadcasting platform that\u2019s risen as a rival to the likes of Twitch and YouTube. Kick streamer\u2019s family swatted after police raid his home In fact, Jake even posted a clip from his stream, showing police clearing his streaming room that was captured during his broadcast. However, the swatting didn\u2019t end there. On April 4, Jake claimed that his parents and sister were also being \u201ctargeted\u201d by his harassers. The term \u2018swatting\u2019 refers to an act wherein a person will call law enforcement with false claims against another person with the intent of sending a large number of police officers to their home, usually under the pretense that the victim is an immediate threat to others around them. For now, it\u2019s unclear why Jake was the victim of this sudden swatting \u2014 but, unfortunately, he\u2019s not alone. A plethora of content creators have been swatted over the years, with the likes of Kai Cenat, Adin Ross, and even IShowSpeed getting swatted in a rash of similar incidents last year. These swattings can pose a real danger to victims and leave them with lasting trauma. In an interview, streamer QTCinderella claimed that she suffered from PTSD after she and her partner were swatted, saying she was unable to sleep well at night and needed to be constantly aware of her surroundings. We\u2019ll keep you updated right here on Dexerto as more news comes forth regarding Jake the Viking\u2019s current situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former MrBeast employee\u2019s family swatted after police raid his house on Kick Instagram: jake_thevikingFormer MrBeast employee and Misfits Boxing influencer, Jake the Viking, has claimed that he and his family were swatted after he streamed on Kick. Jake \u2018The Viking\u2019 Franklin was an iconic part of MrBeast\u2019s crew before the star became YouTube\u2019s most-subscribed creator […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}