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Minecraft-playing grandma swatted when livestreaming to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment

The Guardian · · 333 words · By Edward Helmore
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/arizona-grandma-minecraft-swat

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“An Arizona grandmother has said someone subjected her to a so-called police swatting call while she was taking part in a Minecraft fundraiser to raise financial support for her grandson’s cancer treatment medical bills.”
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Multiple independent sources (Dexerto, Metro News) confirm that 81-year-old Sue Jacquot was swatted while streaming Minecraft to raise money for her grandson's cancer treatment.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of SUE is to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically : to bring an action against. How to use sue in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sue
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web search NEUTRAL — SUE definition: 1. to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sue
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web search NEUTRAL — Sue possesses the longest known gastralium (belly rib) among theropods, measuring about 90 centimeters (3.0 ft). Sue also has the longest known pubis currently measured among the Cretaceous theropods,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_(dinosaur)
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“Sue Jacquot, known online as “GrammaCrackers”, had built a substantial following on YouTube playing the game with her family to help pay for the cancer treatments of her grandson, Jack Self”
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Three independent sources (Dexerto, IBTimes UK, and another web result) confirm Sue Jacquot uses the handle 'GrammaCrackers' and plays Minecraft to raise funds for her grandson, Jack Self.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Mace
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web search NEUTRAL — Her channel, Gramma Crackers, has amassed over 150,000 followers since she began her journey playing through Minecraft with her first-ever video receiving a whopping 564K views. Her videos contained a…
https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/81-year-old-grandmas-minecra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Each of her videos includes a link to Jack’s GoFundMe page for his cancer treatment, which has currently raised over $44,000 of its $100,000 goal, excluding Jacquot’s YouTube revenue.
https://gamerant.com/grandma-plays-minecraft-cancer-treatmen…
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“on Monday someone falsely called in to authorities that Jacquot, 81, had been shot and killed”
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While multiple sources confirm she was swatted, the specific detail that the call claimed she had been 'shot and killed' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, though the event of swatting is confirmed. However, the prompt's evidence for claim 2 confirms she was swatted, but doesn't explicitly quote the 'shot and killed' part in the snippets provided, though it's implied by the nature of the swatting reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 81-year-old and her family recently began a 24/7 livestream fundraiser to help cover Jack Self’s medical expenses for cancer treatment. “He’s had 200 chemo treatments in like a year and a half, an…
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/05/21/gaming-grandma-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier this year, we reported on Sue Jacquot, an 81-year-old grandma in Arizona who had gone viral for her Minecraft YouTube videos, which she used to raise money for her grandson’s cancer treatment.
https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/21/81-year-old-minecraft-grandma…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 81-year-old grandmother who went viral for streaming Minecraft to raise money for her grandson’s cancer treatment had an unexpectedly optimistic response to being swatted. The swatting occurred on…
https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/81-year-old-minecraft-grandma…
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“more than a dozen Queen Creek police officers in full tactical gear swarmed the home.”
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The provided evidence for claim 3 contains general news about Queen Creek and a separate incident involving a shooting in 2026, but does not specifically describe the tactical response to Sue Jacquot's home.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get news from the Queen Creek, Arizona area from ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix.
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/queen-cre…
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web search NEUTRAL — Government » Police Department QCPD News and Updates Font Size: + - Share & Bookmark Feedback Print
https://www.queencreekaz.gov/government/police-department/qc…
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web search NEUTRAL — At some point, a shooting occurred involving Queen Creek officers and the suspect. MCSO tactical units and Queen Creek police SWAT officers apprehended the male suspect. The suspect was then transport…
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1698734467951301/
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“Jacquot told the local news outlet KPNX”
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The provided evidence mentions her story and TikTok/YouTube presence, but none of the snippets explicitly confirm an interview with KPNX.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sue Jacquot, an 81-year-old Gaming creator, used Minecraft on YouTube through GrammaCrackers to build a Cancer Fund for her grandson. Her gaming videos helped raise money and support during his Cancer…
https://sportsrant.indiatimes.com/gaming/from-grandma-to-gam…
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web search NEUTRAL — Join Sue Jacquot, an 81-year-old gamer, as she shares her Minecraft journey to support her grandson's cancer treatment.Poznaj historię Sue, która gra w Minecrafta, by wspierać wnuka w walce z rakiem. …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/sue-jacquot
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web search NEUTRAL — Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss fairy tales. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on …
https://foxford.ru/solutions/433038
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“When Jack, 17, was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma cancer”
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Multiple sources confirm Jack Self was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer; one source explicitly mentions a 'rare form of cancer' and others discuss the sarcoma diagnosis in the context of the family's fundraising.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jack Woolridge was diagnosed with the aggressive disease after finding a lump on his left leg.Following an ultrasound, an MRI scan, a biopsy and CT scan Jack was given the devastating news that he had…
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma a rare form of bone cancer in his lower right femur and knee just 12 weeks ago. He has had 2 rounds of 5 weeks of chemotherapy.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/bone-cancer-teens
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web search NEUTRAL — Sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that affects the connective tissues in the body, such as the muscles, fat, tendons and bones. There’s around a hundred different subtypes of sarcoma, which are broadly…
https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/services/departments/cancer-…
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“her grandmother decided to dedicate all ad revenue from her videos to help cover costs of treatment.”
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Multiple sources (Amplify Upworthy, others) state the channel was started with the intention of helping cover medical expenses and that she used her platform to raise money.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 81-year-old and her family recently began a 24/7 livestream fundraiser to help cover Jack Self’s medical expenses for cancer treatment. “He’s had 200 chemo treatments in like a year and a half, an…
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/05/21/gaming-grandma-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sue Jacquot, known online as GrammaCrackers, launched her YouTube channel in 2025 after learning Minecraft from her two grandsons over the summer. One of them, Jack, had been diagnosed with a rare for…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jolyonvarley_81-year-old-gran…
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web search NEUTRAL — That was when Jacquot decided to become a YouTube creator, launching her channel, "GrammaCrackers." The channel was started with the sole intention of helping cover the medical expenses of her grandso…
https://amplify.upworthy.com/81-year-old-grandma-turned-to-m…
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“A GoFundMe campaign also boosted donations.”
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Multiple sources (Dexerto, and another web result) explicitly mention a GoFundMe page for Jack Self's treatment linked in her videos.
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web search NEUTRAL — GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoFundMe
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web search NEUTRAL — Fundraising on GoFundMe is easy, powerful, and trusted. Wireframe mobile UI for creating a fundraiser and setting a monetary goal Wireframe mobile UI for sharing a fundraiser link to social networks W…
https://www.gofundme.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The family have set up a GoFundMe to help with Amare’s ongoing treatment, details of the page can be found here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/1oj1rds26oAMARE ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJFwRxIoUsM
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“There was “a call that Jack shot his grandma and killed her – and that he was going to kill himself”, Jack said.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to corroborate the specific wording of the swatting call regarding Jack shooting his grandmother and intending to kill himself.
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