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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 07: Kai Cenat attends TwitchCon 2022 on October 07, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

Kai Cenat, a famous social media personality from New York who built his career through live streaming on Twitch, claims he has fallen victim to another swatting scheme.

He posted on

In the comments section of this post, one of his followers posted what appeared to be Kai on the livestream, reacting to the news that a helicopter was circling his house.

FOX 5 Atlanta has reached out to local officials to independently verify his claim and is still awaiting a response. However, this wouldn't be the first time the 22-year-old multimillionaire has been the target of a slap.

In November 2022, Kai was also streaming when he received a call that caused him to immediately get up and say, “Emergency. Emergency. I'll be right back.”

When he returned to his computer, he seemed distraught.

“Six a.m. is crazy, bro. Yes, beaten, brother,” he replied to his subscribers who communicated with him via live chat. “I appreciate them being as calm as possible bro, but six in the morning is (sic) crazy. You did it, brother. You win, brother.”

What is a Swatting Call?

Swatting is a type of prank in which someone falsely reports a serious emergency, such as a bomb threat, murder, or hostage situation, and directs law enforcement or emergency services, particularly a SWAT team, to a specific address. This is done to harass or harm the person at the specified address who is unaware of the hoax.

It is extremely dangerous and can result in property damage, injury or even death, as well as waste of police resources.

Georgia Swatting Law

In Georgia, swatting is a serious crime. A perpetrator who makes false calls from the Peach State could face the following consequences:

On July 1, 2024, Georgia Senate Bill 421 went into effect, increasing penalties for those responsible for the false alarms. In the state of Georgia, the law requires perpetrators to pay for any damages caused by their actions.

In the 2024 Kai case, he claimed that Twitch suspended his account in the middle of his stream.

About 14 minutes later, he reposted, urging his fans to come back and saying that he was “unbanned.” It's not clear how much money he made per live stream or how much he would have lost during the time he was offline.

The new law also makes first offenses a felony if they are directed against a home or place of worship. The measure also increased the penalty for second offenses, making the minimum prison sentence five years instead of one year. In addition, harsher penalties were introduced for a third offense, with a penalty of 10 to 15 years.