Fact Check: Andrew Tate Released From Jail In Romania? Here’s The Truth

The claim: Andrew Tate is released from jail and confirms he was swatted, not arrested.

An American-British Internet celebrity Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were just this week apprehended as part of a human trafficking investigation.

On December 28, 2022, a search warrant was executed at the former kickboxer’s home in Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

Since the two brothers were being arrested, several recordings of them being freed have since surfaced online.

Videos of Andrew Tate doing a news conference are also among the trending topics.

“BREAKING: Andrew Tate released from jail/prison and confirms he was SWATTED and not ARRESTED. Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate was arrested for 45 mins filing paperwork’s at the Police Station via Fox News interview,” Facts tweeted.

The post features a clip of Tate conversing with a Fox News news anchor, along with the caption “Andrew Tate|most censored man in the world.” In just a few hours, the post had more than 400,000 views.

The claim has been extensively circulated in similar forms on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.

However, no release was made. No reports concerning Andrew Tate being released from custody have been made by Fox News, another media outlet, or a law enforcement authority.

Prosecutors in Romania declared on December 29 that Tristan and Andrew Tate would be detained for at least 24 hours on charges of r😢pe, human trafficking, and attempting to organize a gang. Law enforcement agencies claimed that they think it more likely:

• “appear to have created an organized crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create p*rnographic content meant to be seen on specialized websites for a cost.”

Tate is still in police detention, but may be released if they find out he is innocent. 

According to reports, investigations against Andrew Tate and his brother got underway in April of this year in response to claims that the two were detaining two women against their will.

Mandy News looked into the videos of Andrew Tate’s jail release that were circulating on social media. We learn that it was a video of Andrew Tate being interviewed on Tucker Carlson Tonight earlier in August.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan in police detention

The Emory Andrew Tate III, also known Andrew Tate, is an American-British social media figure, businessman, and former professional kickboxer who is presently being held in jail in Romania. Tate is being detained by law enforcement for 24 hours as part of an investigation into human trafficking.

The Romanian Police Department has not made any public statements or announcements on Tate’s release from custody. After a pizza box revealed his whereabouts in the nation, he was apprehended on December 28 in Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

Our rating: False

The claim that Andrew Tate is free of custody and claims he was swatted, not arrested, is rated FALSE based on our research. There are no reliable recent reports coming from the media or law enforcement that he has been let go from a cell in Bucharest. Previously, Andrew was being looked into, but he was apparently freed after giving a statement.