In April 2013, Lieu and his family were the victims of swatting, where a fraudster called 9-1-1 and fabricated that Lieu had killed his wife and children in retaliation for his work on legislation to increase penalties for swatting.
In April 2013, Lieu and his family were the victims of swatting, where someone tricks EMS (911 services) to come to your house when there is no emergency. He believed this to be retaliation for his work on legislation to increase penalties for swatting.