# AI hoaxes are deceiving 911 dispatchers, and they're only getting harder to detect

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1 outlet covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.npr.org/2026/11/11/nx-s1-6034449/ai-911-calls-swatting>

Swatters are increasingly using AI technology that creates synthetic voices or sound effects to generate remarkably believable fake emergency calls to law enforcement.

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM: [AI hoaxes are deceiving 911 dispatchers, and they're only getting harder to detect](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/11/nx-s1-6034449/ai-911-calls-swatting>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Swatters are increasingly using AI technology that creates synthetic voices or sound effects to generate remarkably believable fake emergency calls to law enforcement.