Gunshots heard near campus during Little 500 weekend; no victims found

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 sender is absent: the text says "Follow official instructions" but names no sender or branded signature.

  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 says "Follow official instructions" but names no sender, agency, or branded signature.
  4. absent: No sender or branded signature appears; the text names no issuing authority.
  5. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority; "Call 911" references an agency for action only.
  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 named in the text.
  17. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears 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; "Call 911" is a contact only.
  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.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is named, "Shots fired".

  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: Names the specific hazard "Shots fired".
  2. present: Names the hazard, "Shots fired".
  3. present: It names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  4. present: It names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  5. present: Names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  6. present: Names the specific threat "Shots fired".
  7. present: Names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  8. present: Names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names the specific hazard "Shots fired".
  10. present: Names the specific threat "Shots fired".
  11. present: Names the threat "Shots fired".
  12. present: Names the hazard as "Shots fired".
  13. present: Names the specific hazard "Shots fired".
  14. present: Names the hazard as "Shots fired".
  15. present: Names the hazard as "Shots fired".
  16. present: Names the hazard as "Shots fired".
  17. present: Names the hazard specifically as "Shots fired".
  18. present: Names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  19. present: Names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  20. present: Names the specific hazard, "Shots fired".
  21. present: Names the hazard as "Shots fired".
  22. present: Names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  23. present: It names a specific threat, "Shots fired".
  24. present: It names "Shots fired", a specific threat.
  25. present: Names the hazard, "Shots fired".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find a location, "the area of Dunn and 17th street".

  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: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  2. present: Gives location, "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  3. present: It locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street", a specific place.
  4. present: It specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  5. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street", an intersection location.
  6. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  7. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  8. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street", a location.
  9. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  10. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  11. present: Locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  12. present: Locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  13. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  14. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  15. present: Locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  16. present: States location: "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  17. present: Gives location "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  18. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  19. present: Locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street", a specific intersection.
  20. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  21. present: Locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  22. present: Specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street", an intersection.
  23. present: It locates it "in the area of Dunn and 17th street".
  24. present: It specifies "the area of Dunn and 17th street", a named location.
  25. present: States the location, "the area of Dunn and 17th street".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is given: "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".

  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 "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  2. present: Instructs recipients, "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions".
  3. present: It instructs "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911", protective actions.
  4. present: It instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911."
  5. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions".
  6. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door" and "Call 911 with info".
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  8. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. ... Call 911", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door... Call 911 with info", protective actions.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911", protective actions.
  11. present: Instructs "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  12. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  13. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door" and "Call 911".
  14. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door." and "Call 911", protective actions.
  15. present: Instructs "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  16. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  17. present: Instructs "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911", protective actions.
  18. present: Instructs "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911".
  19. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911", protective actions.
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions".
  21. present: Instructs recipients "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions".
  22. present: Instructs "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions".
  23. present: It instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911", protective actions.
  24. present: It instructs recipients to "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions."
  25. present: Instructs recipients, "Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow official instructions. Call 911", protective actions.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that timing 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: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears in the text.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" appears.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is given in the text.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word like "now" appears in the text.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears in the text.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous absent. All 25 reads agree it reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no specific harm or danger to people.

  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: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no specific harm or danger to people.
  2. absent: It reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no harm or potential consequence.
  3. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no specific harm or severity.
  4. absent: Reports shots fired and directs sheltering but states no explicit harm or severity.
  5. absent: It reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no harm or potential consequence.
  6. absent: Reports shots fired and orders shelter but states no injury, danger, or what the threat could do.
  7. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions without stating any specific harm or danger.
  8. absent: Reports shots fired and to take shelter but states no harm or specific danger described.
  9. absent: Reports shots fired and instructs sheltering but states no specific harm, injury, or danger.
  10. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter guidance but states no injury or what the hazard could do.
  11. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no specific harm or consequence.
  12. absent: Reports shots fired with shelter guidance but states no specific harm or what the threat could do.
  13. absent: Reports shots fired and gives protective steps but states no explicit harm or consequence.
  14. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no harm or specific danger.
  15. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no harm, injury, or potential consequence.
  16. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no harm or specific danger.
  17. absent: It reports shots fired and directs sheltering but states no specific harm or danger.
  18. absent: Reports shots fired and gives protective guidance but states no specific injury, harm, or severity.
  19. absent: Reports shots fired and tells people to take shelter but states no specific harm or danger.
  20. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no explicit injury or consequence.
  21. absent: It reports shots fired with shelter instructions but states no specific harm or stated danger.
  22. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no specific harm or severity.
  23. absent: Reports shots fired and advises sheltering and locking doors but states no harm or how serious the danger is.
  24. absent: Reports shots fired and tells people to take shelter and lock doors but states no specific harm or stated danger.
  25. absent: Reports shots fired and gives shelter instructions but states no injuries or harm consequences.