Phoned-in bomb threat empties the administration building; about 400 people evacuated

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the source is present: it names Michigan State University Police as the issuing authority.

  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. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", identifying the source.
  2. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the issuing authority.
  3. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the issuing authority.
  4. present: It names "Michigan State University Police" as the authority.
  5. present: It references "Michigan State University Police", a named authority.
  6. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the issuing authority.
  7. present: "Michigan State University Police" is named as the issuing authority.
  8. present: It references "Michigan State University Police", an issuing authority.
  9. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the responding authority.
  10. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the responding authority.
  11. present: It references "Michigan State University Police", a responding authority.
  12. present: It references "Michigan State University Police", a responding authority.
  13. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the responding authority.
  14. present: It references "Michigan State University Police" as the authority to report to.
  15. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the issuing authority.
  16. present: "Michigan State University Police" is named as the reporting authority.
  17. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the responding authority.
  18. present: It names "Michigan State University Police" as the contact authority.
  19. present: It names "Michigan State University Police" as the authority to report to.
  20. present: The text references "Michigan State University Police", identifying the authority.
  21. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the responding authority.
  22. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", identifying the agency.
  23. present: It names "Michigan State University Police" as the responding authority.
  24. present: "Michigan State University Police" identifies the issuing authority.
  25. present: It names "Michigan State University Police", the responding authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is named: the message cites a bomb threat, a specific hazard.

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

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find location present, citing at or near Administration Hannah 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. present: It says "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  2. present: It cites "Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  3. present: It cites "Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  4. present: It specifies "at or near Administration Hannah Building".
  5. present: It names "Administration Hannah Building", a specific place.
  6. present: It says "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific place.
  7. present: It locates it "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  8. present: It names "Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  9. present: It cites "Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  10. present: It names "Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  11. present: It specifies "Administration Hannah Building", a specific place.
  12. present: It cites "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  13. present: It cites "Administration Hannah Building", a specific location.
  14. present: It cites "Administration Hannah Building" as the location.
  15. present: It cites "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  16. present: It locates it "at or near Administration Hannah Building".
  17. present: It specifies "Administration Hannah Building", a precise location.
  18. present: It cites "Administration Hannah Building," a specific building.
  19. present: It locates it "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  20. present: It specifies "Administration Hannah Building".
  21. present: It says "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific building.
  22. present: It names "Administration Hannah Building", a specific place.
  23. present: It names "at or near Administration Hannah Building", a specific location.
  24. present: It specifies "Administration Hannah Building", a named building.
  25. present: It specifies "Administration Hannah Building", a named building.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is present: the message instructs recipients to evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately and report unattended packages.

  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: It instructs recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report items, protective actions.
  2. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately", a protective action.
  3. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report items, protective actions.
  4. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately".
  5. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  6. present: It asks to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  7. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately and report any unattended packages", protective actions.
  8. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report items.
  9. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report packages, protective actions.
  10. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report items, protective actions.
  11. present: It instructs people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  12. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  13. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  14. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  15. present: It asks people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report items, protective actions.
  16. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  17. present: It instructs to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and "report any unattended packages", protective actions.
  18. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report items.
  19. present: It instructs to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately and report any unattended packages", protective actions.
  20. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately and report any unattended packages".
  21. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  22. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items.
  23. present: It asks recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  24. present: It instructs people to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately" and report suspicious items, protective actions.
  25. present: It instructs recipients to "evacuate Administration Hannah Building immediately", a protective action.
• Timepresent24/25

  Final assessment

  Strong consensus (24 of 25) that time is present: the word immediately conveys urgency and recency; one dissenter read it as describing exit speed rather than timing.

  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: It says "immediately", an urgency/recency cue.
  2. present: "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  3. present: It says "immediately", a recency cue.
  4. present: "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  5. present: It says to evacuate "immediately", a recency cue.
  6. present: "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  7. present: "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  8. present: "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  9. present: "immediately" is a recency/urgency cue.
  10. present: It says "evacuate ... immediately", an urgency/recency cue.
  11. present: It uses "immediately", a recency cue.
  12. present: "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  13. present: It uses "immediately", a recency cue.
  14. present: "immediately" conveys urgency about when to act.
  15. present: The word "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears beyond "immediately" describing exit speed.
  17. present: It uses "immediately", a recency and timing cue.
  18. present: It says to evacuate "immediately," a recency cue.
  19. present: It says to evacuate "immediately", a recency cue.
  20. present: It uses "immediately", a recency cue.
  21. present: It uses "immediately", a recency cue.
  22. present: The word "immediately" conveys urgency and recency.
  23. present: It says to evacuate "immediately", a recency cue.
  24. present: "immediately" conveys urgency about the action.
  25. present: It says "immediately", a recency and urgency cue.
• Impactabsent10/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by a clear majority; reads holding it present cited the implied explosion, but the alert only names a bomb threat and orders evacuation without stating any consequence or harm.

  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 names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but does not state what the bomb could do or any harm.
  2. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but states no potential consequence or danger beyond the hazard label.
  3. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but does not state any explicit harm or how dangerous it could be.
  4. present: A bomb threat with an immediate evacuation order strongly implies danger to life and property from a potential explosion.
  5. absent: It names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but states no consequence or danger the bomb could cause.
  6. present: A bomb threat with an evacuation order and warnings about unattended packages strongly implies risk of an explosion harming people.
  7. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but does not state any potential harm or severity beyond the hazard name.
  8. present: A bomb threat with an order to evacuate immediately implies danger to people from a possible explosive.
  9. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but states no consequence or severity of the threat.
  10. present: A bomb threat with an urgent immediate-evacuation directive and a call to report unattended packages strongly implies risk of an explosion harming people.
  11. absent: It names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but gives no explicit statement of potential harm or severity.
  12. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but does not state what the bomb could do or its potential harm.
  13. absent: It names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but states no consequence or how serious the danger is.
  14. absent: Names a bomb threat and directs evacuation but states no consequence or harm the device could cause.
  15. absent: It names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but states no consequence or how dangerous it is.
  16. present: A bomb threat with an urgent evacuation directive and call to report unattended packages implies danger of an explosive device.
  17. present: A bomb threat with an order to evacuate immediately and report unattended packages implies potential explosive harm.
  18. absent: It names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but does not state any potential harm or severity.
  19. present: A bomb threat paired with an immediate evacuation order implies the danger of an explosive device.
  20. present: A bomb threat paired with an order to evacuate immediately implies serious danger to occupants.
  21. present: A bomb threat with an order to evacuate immediately implies the danger of an explosive device harming people.
  22. present: A bomb threat paired with an immediate evacuation order to report unattended packages implies the danger of an explosive device.
  23. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but gives no statement of what the bomb could do or its severity.
  24. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but does not state what the bomb could do or its severity.
  25. absent: Names a bomb threat and orders evacuation but states no consequence or severity of harm.