Extortion caller threatening students prompts a three-hour lockdown; deemed a hoax

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no sender, agency, or branded signature is named, so the source is absent.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. absent: No sender, branded tag, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  2. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  3. absent: The text names no sender, agency, or branded signature.
  4. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  5. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  6. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is identified in the text.
  7. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  8. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
  9. absent: No branded signature, sender, or named authority appears in the message.
  10. absent: No sender, branded tag, or named authority appears in the text.
  11. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  12. absent: No sender, branded signature, or authority is named in the text.
  13. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  14. absent: No sender tag, branded signature, or responding authority appears in the text.
  15. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency is identified in the text.
  16. absent: No sender, branded signature, or authority is identified in the text.
  17. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  18. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency signature appears in the text.
  19. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named in the text.
  20. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named in the text.
  22. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  23. absent: No branded signature, university name, or named agency identifies the sender in the text.
  24. absent: No sender, branded signature, or agency is named in the text.
  25. absent: No sender name, branded signature, or responding authority is identified in the text.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree no specific hazard is named in the text.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. absent: No specific threat is named; "shelter in place" implies danger but states no hazard.
  2. absent: No specific threat is named; "shelter in place" implies danger but the hazard is unstated.
  3. absent: It directs sheltering but names no specific threat such as shooter, fire, or gas.
  4. absent: It states no specific hazard; "Get indoors" implies danger but names no threat.
  5. absent: No specific threat is named; the instruction implies danger but states no hazard.
  6. absent: No specific hazard is named; only protective actions are given without naming a threat.
  7. absent: No specific threat is named; the message only orders sheltering without saying why.
  8. absent: No specific hazard is named; only protective instructions are given.
  9. absent: Names no specific threat; "Get indoors" implies danger but states no hazard like shooter or fire.
  10. absent: No specific threat is named; the instruction implies danger but states no hazard.
  11. absent: Instructs to shelter and lock doors but names no specific threat or hazard.
  12. absent: No specific threat is named; the instruction implies danger but states no hazard.
  13. absent: Says only to shelter; no specific threat such as shooter or fire is named.
  14. absent: Says only to shelter and lock doors without naming any specific threat.
  15. absent: No specific threat is named; it gives instructions without stating the hazard.
  16. absent: Only generic urgency is conveyed; no specific threat is named, just to get indoors.
  17. absent: Names no specific hazard; "Get indoors" and "shelter in place" imply danger but do not state what it is.
  18. absent: No specific threat is named, only an implied danger requiring shelter.
  19. absent: No specific threat is named; it only instructs sheltering without stating the hazard.
  20. absent: No specific threat is named; the message states only protective actions without saying what the hazard is.
  21. absent: No specific threat is named; the text only directs sheltering without stating the hazard.
  22. absent: Implies a threat but names no specific hazard, only "Get indoors".
  23. absent: It names no specific threat; "Get indoors" implies danger but names no hazard.
  24. absent: It instructs sheltering but names no specific threat or hazard.
  25. absent: The text gives only instructions; no specific threat such as a shooter is named.
• Locationabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  The strong majority finds no location named; one read counted get indoors and your door, an implicit reference at best.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. absent: No location, building, or area is named in the text.
  2. absent: No building, place, or area is named, only "indoors" and "your door".
  3. present: It says "Get indoors", referencing location implicitly, with "your door" indicating a place to secure.
  4. absent: No building, area, or "campus" location is named in the text.
  5. absent: No building, area, or location is stated in the text.
  6. absent: No building, street, area, or "campus" is specified; only "indoors" and "your door".
  7. absent: No building, area, or place is named in the text.
  8. absent: No building, street, or campus location is named.
  9. absent: No building, area, street, or "campus" is named in the text.
  10. absent: No building, area, or "campus" location is specified.
  11. absent: No building, area, or place is identified.
  12. absent: No building, place, area, or "campus" is mentioned.
  13. absent: Says only "indoors" with no building, street, or campus area named.
  14. absent: No building, area, or campus location is named in the text.
  15. absent: No specific place or location is named in the text.
  16. absent: No building, area, or "campus" location is named in the text.
  17. absent: No building, area, or campus location is stated; only "indoors" and "your door".
  18. absent: No building, area, or campus location is stated in the text.
  19. absent: No building, area, or campus location is specified in the text.
  20. absent: Says "indoors" generally but names no building, street, campus, or place.
  21. absent: No building, street, place, or "campus" is named in the text.
  22. absent: Says "indoors" and "your door" but names no building, area, or place.
  23. absent: No building, area, or location is named in the text.
  24. absent: No building, street, area, or place is named in the text.
  25. absent: No building, street, area, or campus location is stated in the text.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that protective guidance is given, instructing recipients to get indoors.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  3. present: It instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  4. present: It instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  5. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors... shelter in place and lock your door".
  6. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  8. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors ... shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors... shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  11. present: Instructs "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  12. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  13. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  14. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  15. present: Instructs "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door".
  16. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  18. present: Instructs "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door".
  19. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door".
  21. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door".
  22. present: Instructs "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  23. present: It instructs recipients to "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
  24. present: It instructs recipients to "Get indoors", "shelter in place and lock your door".
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Get indoors as soon as possible, shelter in place and lock your door", protective actions.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree timing is present, with a clock time or recency cue conveyed.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Conveys recency with "as soon as possible".
  2. present: Conveys urgency with "as soon as possible".
  3. present: It says "as soon as possible", a recency cue.
  4. present: It says to do so "as soon as possible", an immediacy cue.
  5. present: Says "as soon as possible", a recency/immediacy cue.
  6. present: "as soon as possible" conveys immediacy and recency.
  7. present: Says "as soon as possible", an immediacy cue.
  8. present: Says to get indoors "as soon as possible", a recency cue.
  9. present: Conveys urgency with "as soon as possible", a recency cue.
  10. present: Says "as soon as possible", an immediacy cue.
  11. present: Uses recency cue "as soon as possible".
  12. present: Says "as soon as possible", a recency cue.
  13. present: Uses the recency cue "as soon as possible", indicating immediacy.
  14. present: Conveys urgency with "as soon as possible".
  15. present: Says "as soon as possible", conveying immediacy as a recency cue.
  16. present: Uses "as soon as possible", a recency/immediacy cue.
  17. present: Conveys urgency/recency with "as soon as possible".
  18. present: Uses "as soon as possible", a recency cue urging immediacy.
  19. present: Says "as soon as possible", an immediacy cue.
  20. present: Conveys recency with "as soon as possible".
  21. present: Conveys urgency with "as soon as possible".
  22. present: Says "as soon as possible", an immediacy cue.
  23. present: It says "as soon as possible", conveying immediacy.
  24. present: It says "as soon as possible", a recency reference.
  25. present: Says "as soon as possible", conveying immediacy.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent unanimously across all 25 reads. The message is pure protective guidance to get indoors and lock the door, with no hazard, harm, or consequence stated.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: It gives shelter in place guidance without stating any explicit danger or potential harm.
  2. absent: This gives shelter-in-place guidance to get indoors and lock the door but states no specific harm or danger.
  3. absent: Instructs people to get indoors and lock doors but states no specific danger or consequence.
  4. absent: It directs people to get indoors and lock doors but names no hazard and states no consequence or danger.
  5. absent: Pure shelter guidance with no stated hazard, harm, or consequence.
  6. absent: This gives shelter and lock-door guidance with no stated hazard or potential consequence.
  7. absent: Tells people to get indoors and lock doors but states no specific harm or severity of the threat.
  8. absent: Pure shelter guidance with no stated hazard, harm, or severity.
  9. absent: Pure shelter-in-place guidance with no stated threat, harm, or potential consequence.
  10. absent: It only directs people to get indoors, shelter, and lock the door without stating any harm or threat.
  11. absent: Gives shelter and lock guidance but states no hazard impact or potential consequence.
  12. absent: It gives shelter and lock-door guidance but names no danger and states no consequence or harm.
  13. absent: It directs getting indoors and locking doors but names no hazard and states no harm or danger.
  14. absent: Gives shelter-in-place and lock-door guidance but never states what the threat is or what harm it could cause.
  15. absent: Instructs to get indoors and shelter in place but names no threat or its potential harm.
  16. absent: Directs people to get indoors and lock doors but provides no stated danger or consequence.
  17. absent: Gives shelter and lock guidance only with no stated danger or consequence.
  18. absent: Pure guidance to get indoors and lock doors with no stated hazard or potential consequence.
  19. absent: Gives shelter and lock door guidance with no stated harm or what the threat could do.
  20. absent: Gives only sheltering and locking guidance with no stated hazard or potential harm.
  21. absent: Gives shelter and lock door guidance with no statement of the threat's potential consequences.
  22. absent: Directs people indoors to shelter and lock doors but states no explicit danger or potential harm.
  23. absent: Pure shelter-in-place guidance with no statement of the hazard or its potential consequences.
  24. absent: Pure shelter guidance with no stated harm or severity of the threat.
  25. absent: It only directs people to get indoors and lock doors without describing any harm or severity.