Emailed library bomb threat closes eight buildings; 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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the source is present; the message names Murray State University as the issuing institution.

  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: The institution names itself: "Murray State University received an email."
  2. present: Names "Murray State University" as the issuing institution.
  3. present: Names "Murray State University", the issuing institution.
  4. present: Names "Murray State University" as the institution issuing the closure.
  5. present: Names "Murray State University" as the institution issuing the closures.
  6. present: "Murray State University" names the issuing university.
  7. present: Names "Murray State University" as the entity that received the threat.
  8. present: It names "Murray State University", identifying the sender.
  9. present: Names "Murray State University" as the issuing institution.
  10. present: Names "Murray State University", identifying the sender.
  11. present: Identifies the issuer, "Murray State University".
  12. present: Names "Murray State University" as the issuing source.
  13. present: Names "Murray State University", the institution naming itself as sender.
  14. present: It identifies the sender as "Murray State University."
  15. present: Names "Murray State University", identifying the sender.
  16. present: Names "Murray State University" as the issuing institution.
  17. present: Names "Murray State University" as the issuing authority.
  18. present: Names "Murray State University", identifying the sending institution.
  19. present: Names "Murray State University", the university referencing itself as sender.
  20. present: Names "Murray State University", identifying the issuing institution as sender.
  21. present: It names "Murray State University", the institution naming itself.
  22. present: Names "Murray State University" as the sender.
  23. present: The institution names itself: "Murray State University received an email".
  24. present: Names "Murray State University", the institution naming itself.
  25. present: Names "Murray State University" as the source.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is present; the alert names a bomb threat to a campus library, a 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. present: States the hazard specifically: "a bomb threat to a campus library."
  2. present: Names the hazard, "a bomb threat to a campus library".
  3. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  4. present: Names a specific threat, a "bomb threat to a campus library".
  5. present: Names a specific threat: a "bomb threat to a campus library."
  6. present: It names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  7. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  8. present: It names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names a specific threat: "a bomb threat to a campus library".
  10. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  11. present: Names a specific threat, "a bomb threat to a campus library".
  12. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  13. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  14. present: It names a specific threat, "a bomb threat to a campus library."
  15. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific hazard.
  16. present: Names a specific threat, "a bomb threat to a campus library".
  17. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  18. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  19. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  20. present: Names a specific threat, "a bomb threat to a campus library".
  21. present: It names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  22. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  23. present: Names a specific threat: "a bomb threat to a campus library".
  24. present: Names "a bomb threat to a campus library", a specific threat.
  25. present: Names a specific threat, "a bomb threat to a campus library".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree specific locations are given, named buildings including Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, and Carr Hall.

  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: Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall and other named buildings.
  2. present: Locates it at named buildings including "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library".
  3. present: Locates it at "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library" and other named buildings.
  4. present: Names specific buildings, "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall" and others.
  5. present: Lists buildings including "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall."
  6. present: It lists specific buildings being closed, "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall", etc.
  7. present: Lists specific buildings being closed such as "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library".
  8. present: It lists buildings like "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall", specific places.
  9. present: Locates it at named buildings like "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall".
  10. present: Specifies named buildings such as "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library".
  11. present: Specifies named buildings including "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall".
  12. present: Lists specific buildings including "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library".
  13. present: Names specific buildings being closed like "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library", specific places.
  14. present: It locates it by listing buildings, "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall."
  15. present: Lists specific buildings, "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall", as locations.
  16. present: Lists buildings: "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall" and others.
  17. present: Specifies named buildings like "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library".
  18. present: Specifies "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall", and other buildings, locations.
  19. present: Names specific buildings, "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall".
  20. present: States the location, naming buildings such as "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall".
  21. present: It names the specific buildings being closed, "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library", etc.
  22. present: Lists specific buildings being closed such as "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall".
  23. present: Specifies named buildings like "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall".
  24. present: Lists specific buildings: "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library, Carr Hall", etc.
  25. present: Names specific buildings being closed, including "Pogue Library, Waterfield Library".
• Guidanceabsent4/25

  Final assessment

  Majority finds guidance absent; the message announces building closures but directs no protective action to recipients, though a few read closing immediately as an implied steer-away.

  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. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective action instruction.
  2. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective action directed to recipients.
  3. absent: Announces building closures but gives recipients no direct protective instruction.
  4. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  5. present: Notes "we will be closing the following buildings immediately", instructing closure.
  6. present: It announces closing buildings "immediately", directing people out, a protective action.
  7. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  8. absent: It announces closures but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  9. absent: Announces building closures but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  10. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective-action instruction to recipients.
  11. absent: No protective action is instructed to recipients, it announces building closures as institutional action.
  12. absent: Announces building closures but gives no instruction to recipients.
  13. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  14. absent: It announces building closures but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  15. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective-action instruction to recipients.
  16. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective action to recipients.
  17. absent: Announces building closures but directs no protective action to recipients.
  18. absent: States the buildings are being closed but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  19. absent: Announces closures but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  20. present: Says the university will be "closing the following buildings immediately", implying recipients should leave those buildings.
  21. present: It states they will be "closing the following buildings immediately", implying recipients leave.
  22. absent: States buildings are being closed but gives no protective action instruction to recipients.
  23. absent: Announces building closures by the university but gives recipients no protective action.
  24. absent: Announces building closures but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  25. absent: Announces building closures but gives no protective action to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree time is present; the recency cues this morning and immediately convey 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: Conveys time "this morning" and "closing... immediately."
  2. present: Uses recency cues "this morning" and "immediately".
  3. present: Says the email arrived "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", time cues.
  4. present: Says "this morning" and "immediately", recency cues.
  5. present: Says the email came "this morning" and buildings close "immediately."
  6. present: It uses "this morning" and "immediately", conveying recency.
  7. present: Says the email came "this morning" and buildings close "immediately".
  8. present: It says "received an email this morning" and closing "immediately", recency cues.
  9. present: Says the email arrived "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", recency cues.
  10. present: Says the email came "this morning" and buildings close "immediately".
  11. present: States timing, "received an email this morning" and "closing... immediately".
  12. present: Says the email arrived "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", a recency cue.
  13. present: Says it "received an email this morning" and is "closing... immediately", conveying recency.
  14. present: It conveys recency with "received an email this morning" and "closing... immediately."
  15. present: Says it was received "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", recency cues.
  16. present: Says "received an email this morning" and "immediately", time cues.
  17. present: States "received an email this morning" and "closing immediately".
  18. present: Says the email arrived "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", time cues.
  19. present: Says "this morning" and "immediately", recency cues.
  20. present: Gives recency, "received an email this morning", indicating it happened today.
  21. present: It says the email arrived "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", recency cues.
  22. present: Says the email came "this morning" and buildings close "immediately", recency cues.
  23. present: Uses recency "this morning" and "immediately".
  24. present: Says "this morning" and "immediately", recency cues.
  25. present: Says the email came "this morning" and closures are "immediately", time cues.
• Impactabsent8/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by a clear majority; present reads cited the implied explosion, but the alert explicitly calls the bomb threat likely a hoax and closes buildings as precaution with no stated harm or danger.

  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: A bomb threat believed likely a hoax with building closures states no consequence or harm.
  2. absent: Names a likely hoax bomb threat and closes buildings but states no potential harm or danger.
  3. absent: Names a likely-hoax bomb threat and closes buildings out of caution but states no harm or danger.
  4. present: A bomb threat with immediate building closures implies danger from a potential explosion despite the likely-hoax note.
  5. absent: It calls the bomb threat likely a hoax and closes buildings out of caution with no stated harm or danger.
  6. present: A bomb threat closing multiple buildings out of caution implies the risk of an explosion harming people even while calling it likely a hoax.
  7. absent: Names a bomb threat believed to be a hoax and closes buildings out of caution without stating danger.
  8. absent: Bomb threat called a likely hoax with building closures but no stated danger or harm.
  9. present: States it is likely a hoax bomb threat, downgrading severity, but the threat is to a library; no stated harm or danger to people is conveyed.
  10. absent: A bomb threat believed likely a hoax with building closures explicitly downplays danger and states no consequence.
  11. absent: It reports a bomb threat it believes is likely a hoax and closes buildings out of caution, stating no real danger.
  12. absent: Names a bomb threat believed likely a hoax with building closures but states no harm or danger to people.
  13. absent: A bomb threat believed to be a hoax with building closures states no danger or consequence.
  14. absent: Reports a likely hoax bomb threat and building closures but states no potential harm or severity.
  15. present: It names a bomb threat but explicitly calls it likely a hoax, stating no actual danger or consequence; closing buildings is precaution, so no impact stated.
  16. present: A bomb threat to a library with building closures, despite likely-hoax wording, implies danger of an explosive device.
  17. absent: Reports a bomb threat believed to be a hoax with closures out of caution and no stated harm or consequence.
  18. absent: It names a bomb threat it believes is a hoax and closes buildings out of caution with no stated harm.
  19. present: A bomb threat prompting immediate building closures implies the danger of an explosive device despite the likely-hoax note.
  20. absent: Calls the bomb threat likely a hoax and closes buildings, conveying no explicit danger.
  21. absent: It reports a likely-hoax bomb threat and building closures but states no danger or potential harm.
  22. absent: It reports a bomb threat it calls a likely hoax and closes buildings out of caution, stating no real danger.
  23. present: Names a bomb threat to a library and notes it is likely a hoax, but the explicit closures imply potential danger; however it does not state harm so consequence is weak, yet the bomb library closure with belief of hoax does not state harm, code absent.
  24. present: Names a bomb threat but describes it as likely a hoax and states only precautionary closures, so no real stated danger to people.
  25. absent: Names a likely-hoax bomb threat and closes buildings out of caution without stating any danger or consequence.