Phoned shooting threat prompts a five-hour lockdown; a second false threat followed

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

  All 25 reads agree the source is absent; no sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued the message.

  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 named agency appears in the message.
  2. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued the message.
  3. absent: No university, agency, or branded sender is named in the text.
  4. absent: No sender, agency name, or branded signature appears in the text given.
  5. absent: No sender signature, university name, or named agency appears in the text.
  6. absent: No sender tag, agency, or university name appears in the text.
  7. absent: No branded signature, university name, or named agency identifies the sender.
  8. absent: No branded signature, university name, or named agency appears in the text.
  9. absent: No branded signature, university name, or issuing agency is stated in the text.
  10. absent: No branded sender or named issuing authority appears in the text.
  11. absent: No sender or authority is identified, no branded tag appears.
  12. absent: No branded tag or named issuing authority appears.
  13. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named in the text.
  14. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency identifies who issued this alert.
  15. absent: No sender signature, agency, or institution is named in the text.
  16. absent: No agency, university name, or branded sender tag appears in the text.
  17. absent: No sender tag or named issuing authority appears in the text.
  18. absent: No sender, institution, or agency is named anywhere in the text.
  19. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  20. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is identified in the text.
  22. absent: Names no sender, agency, or branded signature in the text.
  23. absent: No sender, branded signature, or agency is identified in the text.
  24. absent: No sender signature, institution name, or agency is identified in the text.
  25. absent: No sender, branded signature, or authority is named in the text.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is present; the alert names a possible active threat reported in the Student Union, a specific danger.

  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. present: States the hazard: "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union."
  2. present: Names the hazard, a "Possible active threat".
  3. present: Names a "Possible active threat", which combined with context names a specific threat.
  4. present: Names a specific threat, a "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union".
  5. present: Names a specific threat: a "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union."
  6. present: It names a "Possible active threat", a specific threat.
  7. present: Names a "Possible active threat", treated here as a specific threat.
  8. present: It names a "Possible active threat", treated as a specific threat.
  9. present: Names a specific threat: a "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union".
  10. present: Names a "Possible active threat", treated as a specific threat in the Student Union.
  11. present: Names a specific threat, a "Possible active threat".
  12. present: Names a "Possible active threat", a specific threat scenario.
  13. present: Names a "Possible active threat", a specific threat.
  14. present: It names a specific threat, a "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union."
  15. present: Names a "Possible active threat", treated as a specific threat hazard.
  16. present: Names a specific threat, a "Possible active threat".
  17. present: Names a "Possible active threat", a specific threat.
  18. present: Names a "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union", a specific threat.
  19. present: Names a "Possible active threat", though vague it implies a violent threat in context.
  20. present: Names a specific threat, a "Possible active threat".
  21. present: It names a "Possible active threat", treated here as a specific threat reference.
  22. present: Names a "Possible active threat", which paired with later detail is specific enough as an active threat.
  23. present: Names a specific threat: "Possible active threat reported in the Student Union".
  24. present: Names a "Possible active threat", a specific threat type.
  25. present: Names a specific threat, a "Possible active threat".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree a specific location is given, the Student Union.

  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. present: Gives location "in the Student Union."
  2. present: Locates it "in the Student Union".
  3. present: Locates it "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  4. present: Gives the location, "the Student Union".
  5. present: States the location is "the Student Union."
  6. present: It locates it "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  7. present: Locates it "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  8. present: It locates it "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  9. present: Locates it "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  10. present: Specifies "the Student Union".
  11. present: Specifies "the Student Union".
  12. present: Locates it "in the Student Union".
  13. present: Says it is "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  14. present: It locates it "in the Student Union."
  15. present: Locates it "in the Student Union", a specific place.
  16. present: Specifies "the Student Union".
  17. present: Specifies "the Student Union".
  18. present: Specifies "the Student Union", a location.
  19. present: Says "in the Student Union", a named building.
  20. present: States the location, "in the Student Union".
  21. present: It locates it "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  22. present: Says it is "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  23. present: Specifies "the Student Union".
  24. present: Says "in the Student Union", a specific building.
  25. present: Locates it "in the Student Union".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present; recipients are told to stay away from the area, a protective action.

  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: "Stay away from the area."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area".
  3. present: Instructs "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "Stay away from the area."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  8. present: It instructs "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area".
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area."
  12. present: Instructs "Stay away from the area".
  13. present: Instructs "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area."
  15. present: Instructs, "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  16. present: Instructs to "Stay away from the area".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  19. present: Instructs, "Stay away from the area".
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  21. present: It instructs "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area."
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Stay away from the area."
  24. present: Instructs "Stay away from the area", a protective action.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Stay away from the area".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree time is absent; no clock time, date, or recency cue appears.

  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. absent: Conveys no clock time, date, or recency word.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue; "active" is part of the hazard, not a time.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears, only "active" as part of the hazard.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  9. absent: "Active threat" is the hazard; no clock, date, or recency cue appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; "active" is part of the hazard.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; "active" is part of the hazard.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears; "active" is part of the threat.
• Impactabsent3/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by a strong 22 to 3 majority: it reports a possible active threat and says stay away but names the hazard without stating explicit harm or severity.

  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 reports a possible active threat and says stay away but states no explicit harm or severity.
  2. absent: This reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no explicit harm or danger to people.
  3. absent: Reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no explicit harm or severity.
  4. absent: It reports a possible active threat and says stay away but states no injury or explicit danger.
  5. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but states no explicit harm or severity.
  6. absent: This reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no explicit harm or severity.
  7. absent: Reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no actual harm or confirmed danger.
  8. absent: Reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no explicit harm or severity.
  9. absent: Reports a possible active threat with stay away guidance but states no explicit harm or consequence.
  10. present: It reports a possible active threat with stay-away instructions, implying a potential danger to people.
  11. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but states no explicit harm or consequence.
  12. absent: It reports a possible active threat and says stay away but states no explicit harm or consequence.
  13. present: A possible active threat with stay away from the area implies a danger to people.
  14. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but only names the hazard without stating explicit harm.
  15. absent: Reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no explicit harm or severity.
  16. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but states no specific harm or consequence.
  17. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but states no harm or severity.
  18. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away without stating any harm or consequence.
  19. absent: Reports a possible active threat and says stay away but states no harm or severity.
  20. absent: Reports a possible active threat and says stay away but states no harm or consequence.
  21. absent: Reports a possible active threat and stay away with no statement of what harm it could cause.
  22. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but states no explicit harm or consequence.
  23. absent: Reports a possible active threat with stay-away guidance but states no harm or potential consequence.
  24. absent: Reports a possible active threat and to stay away but states no harm or severity.
  25. present: A possible active threat report directs people to stay away, implying a danger to people.