Phoned active-shooter report at the library determined to be false; no injuries

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 no source is present; no sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued this all-clear.

  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, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued this all-clear.
  2. absent: No sender, brand, or agency identifies who issued this all-clear.
  3. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature identifies the issuer.
  4. absent: No sender tag, university, or agency identifies who issues the message.
  5. absent: No sender name, agency, or branded signature appears in the text.
  6. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued this all-clear.
  7. absent: No branded signature, sender tag, or named authority identifies who is sending the message.
  8. absent: No sender name, branded tag, or issuing authority appears in the text.
  9. absent: No branded signature, agency, or institution identifies the sender.
  10. absent: No sender, branded signature, or named authority appears in the text.
  11. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in this all-clear text.
  12. absent: No sender, branded tag, or authority is identified in the text.
  13. absent: No sender, university name, or agency is identified in the message.
  14. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution identifies itself in the text.
  15. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature is named in this all-clear.
  16. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued this message.
  17. absent: No branded signature, agency, or institution names itself as sender.
  18. absent: No sender, signature, or issuing authority is named in the text.
  19. absent: No sender, branded tag, or named authority appears in the all-clear text.
  20. absent: No sender, university, or agency is named in the text.
  21. absent: No sender, authority, or branded signature is named in the text.
  22. absent: No sender tag, agency, or institution names itself in the text.
  23. absent: No sender, signature, or authority is identified in the text.
  24. absent: No sender tag, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued this all-clear.
  25. absent: No sender, university, or agency is named in the text.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that a specific hazard is named, a reported active shooter in Drexel Library, even though it was inaccurate.

  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 references a reported "active shooter in Drexel Library", a specific hazard now corrected.
  2. present: It names a reported "active shooter" that was inaccurate, a specific threat.
  3. present: It names "an active shooter" report, the threat addressed.
  4. present: It names "an active shooter" report, though it says it was inaccurate.
  5. present: It names "an active shooter" report (later found inaccurate), naming the threat.
  6. present: It names "an active shooter in Drexel Library" being reported, a specific threat.
  7. present: It names "an active shooter" report (disconfirmed) in the library, a specific threat.
  8. present: It names "an active shooter" in the report, naming the threat even while denying it.
  9. present: It names a report of "an active shooter" (declared inaccurate), the specific threat referenced.
  10. present: It names "an active shooter" report, though clarifying it was inaccurate.
  11. present: It names a reported "active shooter" in Drexel Library, found inaccurate.
  12. present: It names "an active shooter" while reporting the claim was inaccurate.
  13. present: It names "an active shooter in Drexel Library", though stating it was inaccurate.
  14. present: It names "an active shooter" report, a specific threat, even while saying it was inaccurate.
  15. present: It names "an active shooter in Drexel Library" being denied, a specific threat referenced.
  16. present: It names "an active shooter in Drexel Library", a specific threat, even while saying it was false.
  17. present: It references "an active shooter in Drexel Library", a specific threat now denied.
  18. present: It names "an active shooter" report being refuted, a specific (false) threat.
  19. present: It references a report of an "active shooter", a specific threat, now disproven.
  20. present: It names "an active shooter in Drexel Library", a specific threat being negated.
  21. present: It names "an active shooter" report, even while declaring it inaccurate.
  22. present: Names a report of "an active shooter", though clarifying it was inaccurate.
  23. present: Names "an active shooter" that was reported, even while saying it was inaccurate.
  24. present: It names "an active shooter in Drexel Library", a specific threat, though declared inaccurate.
  25. present: It names "an active shooter" report (found inaccurate), a specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that a location is given, Hawk Hill and Drexel Library.

  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 names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  2. present: It locates it "in Drexel Library" on "Hawk Hill".
  3. present: It says "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  4. present: It says "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  5. present: It references "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  6. present: It specifies "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", locations.
  7. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  8. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  9. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  10. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  11. present: It specifies "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  12. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  13. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  14. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  15. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  16. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  17. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  18. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  19. present: It locates the prior report "in Drexel Library" on "Hawk Hill".
  20. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  21. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  22. present: Names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library".
  23. present: Locates it on "Hawk Hill" and in "Drexel Library".
  24. present: It names "Hawk Hill" and "Drexel Library", specific places.
  25. present: It locates it at "Drexel Library" on "Hawk Hill".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no protective action is given; it only reassures that no emergency exists.

  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: It states no emergency exists but gives recipients no protective action.
  2. absent: It says no emergency but gives recipients no protective action.
  3. absent: It says the report was inaccurate but gives no protective instruction.
  4. absent: No protective action is directed at recipients, only reassurance that there is no emergency.
  5. absent: It states there is no emergency but gives no protective instruction.
  6. absent: It reassures there is no emergency but gives recipients no protective action.
  7. absent: It states there is no emergency but gives recipients no protective action.
  8. absent: It clears the situation and gives recipients no protective action.
  9. absent: No protective action is directed at recipients; it says there is no emergency.
  10. absent: It states there is no emergency but gives recipients no protective action.
  11. absent: It reassures but gives recipients no protective action.
  12. absent: No protective action is directed to recipients; it states there is no emergency.
  13. absent: It reassures of no emergency but gives no protective action.
  14. absent: It reassures but gives recipients no protective-action instruction.
  15. absent: It reassures of no emergency but gives recipients no protective instruction.
  16. absent: It says there is no emergency but gives recipients no protective action.
  17. absent: It says there is no emergency but gives no protective action instruction.
  18. absent: It gives recipients no protective action, only an all-clear.
  19. absent: It gives reassurance but no protective instruction.
  20. absent: It says no emergency but gives recipients no protective action.
  21. absent: It reassures there is no emergency but gives no protective instruction.
  22. absent: Reassures community but gives no protective action.
  23. absent: No protective action is instructed; it lifts concern with no threat.
  24. absent: It declares no emergency but gives recipients no protective action instruction.
  25. absent: No protective instruction is given to recipients.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.

  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.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  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.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  19. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
• Impactabsent2/25

  Final assessment

  Absent (23 of 2). An all-clear stating the active-shooter report was inaccurate and there is no emergency, conveying no harm; a tiny minority counted the mention of a shooter report.

  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: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm or danger.
  2. absent: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm or danger.
  3. absent: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm.
  4. absent: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm or danger.
  5. present: Confirms no emergency and that the active shooter report was inaccurate, an all-clear that explicitly addresses the potential danger.
  6. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm.
  7. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm.
  8. present: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying the consequence that there is no danger.
  9. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm or danger.
  10. absent: It states there is no emergency and that an active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying reassurance rather than any harm.
  11. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, explicitly conveying no harm.
  12. absent: It reports that an active shooter report was inaccurate and there is no emergency, so no danger or harm is conveyed.
  13. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm or danger.
  14. absent: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, explicitly conveying no danger.
  15. absent: The text states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no danger.
  16. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm or danger.
  17. absent: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm.
  18. absent: States the active shooter report was inaccurate and there is no emergency, so no harm or danger is conveyed.
  19. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, explicitly conveying no danger.
  20. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no harm.
  21. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying no danger at all.
  22. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, conveying the absence of any threat or harm.
  23. absent: It states there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, so no harm or danger is conveyed.
  24. absent: States there is no emergency and the active shooter report was inaccurate, indicating no harm.
  25. absent: It confirms no emergency and that the active shooter report was inaccurate, stating no harm.