Campus-wide secure-in-place after multiple bomb threat messages; determined to be 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.

• Sourceabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Strong consensus that the source is absent; no sender tag or named authority appears, with one read counting "Monitor msu.edu" as self-identification.

  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 tag or named authority appears in the text.
  2. absent: No branded signature, sender, or named authority appears in the text.
  3. absent: No sender tag, branded signature, or named authority appears.
  4. absent: No branded signature or named authority appears; msu.edu is a website, not a sender tag.
  5. absent: No sender, branded signature, or issuing authority is identified in the text.
  6. absent: No sender, branded signature, or agency is identified in the text.
  7. absent: No sender tag, university name as sender, or named authority appears in the text.
  8. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears, only "msu.edu" referenced for info.
  9. absent: No sender or branded signature appears; "msu.edu" is a reference link, not a sender tag.
  10. absent: No sender, branded signature, or responding authority is named in the text.
  11. absent: No sender or branded signature appears in the text.
  12. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  13. absent: No sender tag, signature, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  14. absent: No sender tag, university name, or agency identifies the source.
  15. absent: No sender, signature, or named authority appears in this message.
  16. absent: No sender, authority, or branded signature is identified in the text.
  17. absent: No sender, branded tag, or named agency appears in the text.
  18. present: "Monitor msu.edu" referencing the institution identifies the sender.
  19. absent: No sender tag or named authority appears in the text.
  20. absent: No sender or branded signature in the text; "Monitor msu.edu" references a site, not naming the sender.
  21. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority identifies who issued this message.
  22. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority is identified in the text.
  23. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  24. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is identified in the text.
  25. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
• Hazardabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the hazard is absent; the text states "No location specified" and names no specific threat.

  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; it explicitly says "No location specified".
  2. absent: It says "No location specified" but names no specific threat or hazard.
  3. absent: "No location specified" names no specific threat or hazard.
  4. absent: No specific hazard is named; "No location specified" and generic shelter give no hazard.
  5. absent: No specific threat is named; it says "No location specified" without naming the hazard.
  6. absent: No specific hazard is named, it says "No location specified" with no threat type.
  7. absent: "No location specified" plus secure-in-place names no specific threat or hazard.
  8. absent: No specific hazard is named; it even says "No location specified".
  9. absent: No specific hazard named; "No location specified" and no threat type are stated.
  10. absent: No specific threat is named; "No location specified" does not state a hazard.
  11. absent: It says "No location specified" and references a threat indirectly but names no specific hazard.
  12. absent: No specific hazard is named; "No location specified" with no stated threat.
  13. absent: It says "No location specified" and names no specific hazard.
  14. absent: "No location specified" with no named threat names no specific hazard.
  15. absent: No specific hazard is named; "No location specified" describes a threat not named here.
  16. absent: It says "No location specified" with no hazard named, so no specific threat.
  17. absent: No specific threat is named; it actually states "No location specified" with no hazard.
  18. absent: No specific hazard is named; "No location specified" and generic securing do not state a threat.
  19. absent: No specific hazard is named; "No location specified" and secure-in-place only.
  20. absent: No specific threat is named; "No location specified" and secure-in-place do not state the hazard.
  21. absent: "No location specified" with no hazard named; the threat type is absent.
  22. absent: No specific threat is named; "No location specified" with no stated hazard (bomb is only in slug).
  23. absent: No specific threat is named; "No location specified" and no hazard stated.
  24. absent: It says "No location specified" but names no specific threat or hazard.
  25. absent: "No location specified" implies a threat but names no specific hazard.
• Locationabsent2/25

  Final assessment

  Most reads find location absent: the message explicitly states "No location specified", with two reads counting the generic "inside of a building".

  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: It states "No location specified", giving no place beyond a generic "building".
  2. present: It refers to "inside of a building", a location reference.
  3. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified", so no place is given.
  4. absent: The text explicitly states "No location specified", giving no place.
  5. absent: The text explicitly says "No location specified" and gives no place.
  6. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified", so no place is given for the threat.
  7. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified", naming no place.
  8. absent: It states "No location specified" and gives no building or area.
  9. absent: "No location specified" and only generic "inside of a building" appears.
  10. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified" and gives no place; "inside of a building" is generic.
  11. absent: It explicitly states "No location specified" with no place named.
  12. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified", and "inside of a building" is generic, not a place.
  13. absent: It explicitly states "No location specified".
  14. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified" and only references a building generically.
  15. absent: "No location specified" and "inside of a building" generically; no place is named, so absent.
  16. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified", and "inside of a building" is generic, so no specific location.
  17. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified" and gives no building or area.
  18. absent: The text explicitly says "No location specified", so no place is given.
  19. absent: "No location specified" explicitly states no place; "inside of a building" is generic.
  20. absent: The text explicitly says "No location specified", giving no place.
  21. present: It instructs sheltering "inside of a building", a location reference.
  22. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified" and only references "a building" generically.
  23. absent: The text explicitly says "No location specified" and names only "inside of a building" generically; counting absent as no specific place. Reconsidered: "inside of a building" is generic guidance, not a where. Absent.
  24. absent: It explicitly states "No location specified", so no place is given.
  25. absent: It explicitly says "No location specified", giving no place.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree guidance is present; the alert instructs recipients to secure in place inside a building and monitor msu.edu.

  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: "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu" instruct protective actions.
  2. present: It instructs to "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  3. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  4. present: It instructs recipients to "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu".
  5. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu".
  6. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  7. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and to "Monitor msu.edu".
  8. present: "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu" are protective instructions.
  9. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu".
  10. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  11. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  12. present: It instructs "Please secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  13. present: It instructs recipients to "secure in place inside of a building".
  14. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu".
  15. present: "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu" are protective instructions.
  16. present: It instructs "Please secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  17. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu".
  18. present: It instructs to "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu".
  19. present: "secure in place inside of a building," "Monitor msu.edu" are protective actions.
  20. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  22. present: It instructs recipients to "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  23. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  24. present: It instructs "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu", protective actions.
  25. present: "secure in place inside of a building" and "Monitor msu.edu" are instructions.
• Timepresent24/25

  Final assessment

  Strong consensus that timing is present via "until further notice", a duration cue; one read counts only clock times and dissents.

  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.

  See all 25 individual reads

  1. present: "until further notice" conveys duration timing, a time cue.
  2. present: "until further notice" conveys a duration/recency cue.
  3. present: "until further notice" conveys a time/duration cue.
  4. present: The phrase "until further notice" conveys a duration/recency cue.
  5. present: The phrase "until further notice" conveys a time reference.
  6. present: It says "until further notice", a recency cue.
  7. present: "until further notice" conveys a recency/duration cue.
  8. present: "until further notice" conveys timing.
  9. present: "until further notice" conveys a time/duration cue.
  10. present: "until further notice" conveys a duration/recency cue.
  11. present: It conveys time with "until further notice".
  12. present: It says "until further notice", a duration time cue.
  13. present: "until further notice" conveys a recency/duration cue.
  14. present: "until further notice" conveys a duration/recency cue.
  15. present: "until further notice" conveys a duration/recency cue.
  16. present: It says "until further notice", a recency cue.
  17. absent: No clock time or date appears; "until further notice" is a duration, not a recency cue.
  18. present: "until further notice" is a time reference.
  19. present: "until further notice" conveys timing.
  20. present: "until further notice" conveys a recency/duration timing cue.
  21. present: "until further notice" conveys a time cue.
  22. present: "until further notice" conveys a time cue.
  23. present: "until further notice" is a recency or duration cue.
  24. present: "until further notice" conveys a duration or recency cue.
  25. present: "until further notice" conveys a timing reference.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by unanimous agreement; a bare secure-in-place instruction names no hazard and states no potential harm or consequence.

  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 tells people to secure in place but states no hazard, consequence, or stated danger.
  2. absent: Instructs to secure in place without naming any hazard or stating any potential harm or consequence.
  3. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no hazard or consequence, naming nothing harmful.
  4. absent: Only instructs to secure in place with no statement of any hazard or its potential harm.
  5. absent: It only instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence, so no impact is conveyed.
  6. absent: It only instructs people to secure in place with no statement of what the hazard could do or its severity.
  7. absent: Only instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or potential harm described.
  8. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no hazard or potential consequence at all.
  9. absent: Only instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence.
  10. absent: Instructing to secure in place with no stated danger or consequence is guidance only and conveys no impact.
  11. absent: It only directs people to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence.
  12. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no hazard name or any stated or implied harm or severity.
  13. absent: It only instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence.
  14. absent: Instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence at all.
  15. absent: It only instructs people to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence.
  16. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no hazard or harm, only generic shelter guidance.
  17. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no danger or consequence, only generic precaution.
  18. absent: It only instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence.
  19. absent: It only instructs to secure in place with no stated harm or severity of the underlying threat.
  20. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no hazard or consequence, so no impact is conveyed.
  21. absent: It instructs people to secure in place but states no hazard or what it could do, so no impact is conveyed.
  22. absent: It instructs to secure in place but states no harm or severity of any hazard.
  23. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no hazard or consequence at all, only guidance.
  24. absent: Instructs to secure in place but states no location and no stated harm or consequence.
  25. absent: Only instructs to secure in place with no stated hazard or consequence.