Swatting call reporting a gunman prompts a lockdown; classes canceled for the day

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 branded "ECC ALERT" signature identifies the college as sender.

  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 branded "ECC ALERT" signature identifies the sender as the college.
  2. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender.
  3. present: Branded "ECC ALERT", identifying Erie Community College as the sender.
  4. present: Opens with the branded "ECC ALERT", identifying the sender.
  5. present: Opens "ECC ALERT", a branded signature for the college.
  6. present: The signature "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender, the college.
  7. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sending source via signature.
  8. present: It opens "ECC ALERT", a branded signature identifying the sender.
  9. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender.
  10. present: Opens with branded "ECC ALERT" signature, identifying the sender.
  11. present: Opens with branded tag "ECC ALERT" identifying the sender.
  12. present: Branded "ECC ALERT", identifying the sender.
  13. present: Opens with "ECC ALERT", a branded signature identifying the sender.
  14. present: The branded "ECC ALERT" signature identifies the sender.
  15. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sending institution.
  16. present: Opens with "ECC ALERT", a branded signature identifying the sender.
  17. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender.
  18. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sending institution.
  19. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies Erie Community College as the sender.
  20. present: Opens with "ECC ALERT", a branded signature identifying Erie Community College as sender.
  21. present: The "ECC ALERT" branded signature identifies the sender.
  22. present: Branded signature "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender as the college.
  23. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender.
  24. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender via signature.
  25. present: Branded "ECC ALERT" identifies the sender.
• Hazardabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Strong majority finds no specific threat named; the message calls for a lockdown but states no concrete 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. absent: Calls for a lockdown but names no specific threat.
  2. absent: States "lockdown is in effect" without naming a specific threat behind it.
  3. absent: Calls a lockdown but names no specific threat, only an "immediate lockdown".
  4. absent: Only a "lockdown" is in effect; no specific hazard like shooter or gunfire is named.
  5. absent: Says only "immediate lockdown" without naming the specific threat causing it.
  6. absent: It orders a lockdown but names no specific hazard, only "immediate lockdown".
  7. absent: An "immediate lockdown" is ordered but no specific threat or hazard is named.
  8. absent: It orders a "lockdown" but names no specific threat or hazard.
  9. absent: Calls a lockdown but names no specific hazard or threat behind it.
  10. absent: Calls a lockdown but names no specific hazard.
  11. absent: No specific hazard named, only a "lockdown" order without stating the underlying threat.
  12. absent: Calls a lockdown but names no specific threat or hazard.
  13. absent: Names a "lockdown" but no specific threat causing it.
  14. absent: It orders a lockdown but never names the specific threat.
  15. absent: Calls a "lockdown" but names no specific threat behind it.
  16. absent: Orders a "lockdown" but names no specific threat or hazard.
  17. absent: Says "immediate lockdown" but names no specific threat behind it.
  18. absent: No specific hazard is named, only a generic "immediate lockdown".
  19. absent: Calls a lockdown but names no specific threat, only "immediate lockdown".
  20. present: Names a specific hazard, an "immediate lockdown" reflecting a security threat in the "POST Building".
  21. absent: It orders a lockdown but never names the actual hazard prompting it.
  22. absent: Orders a lockdown but names no specific hazard such as shooter or armed person.
  23. absent: States a "lockdown" but does not name the specific threat behind it.
  24. absent: States a "lockdown" and "Secure rooms" but names no specific hazard.
  25. absent: Orders a "lockdown" but never names the actual hazard or threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the location is the city campus POST 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: Gives location "at city campus POST Building."
  2. present: Locates it at "city campus POST Building".
  3. present: Locates it at "city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  4. present: Gives the location, the "city campus POST Building".
  5. present: States "city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  6. present: It locates it at "city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  7. present: Locates it "at city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  8. present: It locates the lockdown "at city campus POST Building", a place.
  9. present: Locates it at "city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  10. present: Specifies "city campus POST Building".
  11. present: Specifies "city campus POST Building".
  12. present: Locates it at "city campus POST Building".
  13. present: Says it is "at city campus POST Building", a specific place.
  14. present: It locates it "at city campus POST Building."
  15. present: Locates it at "city campus POST Building", a specific place.
  16. present: Specifies "city campus POST Building".
  17. present: Specifies "city campus POST Building".
  18. present: Specifies "city campus POST Building", a location.
  19. present: Says "city campus POST Building", a named building.
  20. present: States the location, "city campus POST Building", a specific place.
  21. present: It locates the lockdown at "city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  22. present: Says it is "at city campus POST Building", a specific building.
  23. present: Specifies "city campus POST Building".
  24. present: Says "at city campus POST Building", a specific place.
  25. present: Locates it at "city campus POST Building".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that recipients are told to secure rooms and lock down.

  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: "Secure rooms and lockdown."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown".
  3. present: Instructs "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  8. present: It instructs "Secure rooms and lockdown", protective actions.
  9. present: Tells recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown".
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown."
  12. present: Instructs "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  13. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", protective actions.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown."
  15. present: Instructs, "Secure rooms and lockdown", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs to "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", protective actions.
  19. present: Instructs, "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown", protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs "Secure rooms and lockdown", a protective action.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown."
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Secure rooms and lockdown".
  24. present: Instructs "Secure rooms and lockdown", protective actions.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Secure rooms and lockdown".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree recency is conveyed by the immediate lockdown in effect.

  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 recency with "immediate lockdown is in effect."
  2. present: Uses recency cue "in effect".
  3. present: Says the lockdown is "immediate" and "in effect", a recency cue.
  4. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect", indicating it applies now, a recency cue.
  5. present: Says the lockdown is "immediate" and "in effect", a recency cue.
  6. present: The word "immediate" conveys recency.
  7. present: Says the lockdown is "immediate" and "in effect", a recency cue.
  8. present: It says the lockdown "is in effect", a recency cue.
  9. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect", a recency cue meaning currently active.
  10. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect", a recency cue.
  11. present: Conveys recency with "immediate lockdown is in effect".
  12. present: Says lockdown is "immediate" and "in effect", a recency cue.
  13. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect" and "immediate", conveying current recency.
  14. present: It conveys recency with "is in effect."
  15. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect" and "immediate", recency cues.
  16. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect", a current-status recency cue.
  17. present: Word "immediate" conveys urgency and recency.
  18. present: Says the lockdown is "immediate" and "is in effect", recency cues.
  19. present: Says the lockdown is "immediate" and "in effect", recency cues.
  20. present: Conveys recency with "immediate" and "in effect", indicating it is happening now.
  21. present: The phrase "is in effect" conveys current applicability.
  22. present: Says lockdown "is in effect" and "immediate", conveying current recency.
  23. present: The phrase "is in effect" conveys present recency.
  24. present: Says the lockdown "is in effect", conveying present status.
  25. present: Says the lockdown is "immediate" and "in effect", recency cues.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by unanimous agreement; the message declares an immediate lockdown and to secure rooms but states no hazard, harm, or danger to people or property.

  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: Announces an immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms without stating any harm or danger.
  2. absent: It declares an immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms but states no harm or severity.
  3. absent: It directs immediate lockdown and securing rooms but states no harm or severity.
  4. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and to secure rooms but states no harm, hazard, or danger.
  5. absent: Orders immediate lockdown and securing rooms with no stated harm or severity.
  6. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms without stating any harm or hazard severity.
  7. absent: Orders immediate lockdown of a building but states no harm or threat severity.
  8. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms without naming a hazard or stating any harm.
  9. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and directs securing rooms without stating any harm or severity.
  10. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and orders securing rooms but states no harm or how dangerous the situation is.
  11. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and directs securing rooms without stating any danger or consequence.
  12. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms without stating any specific danger or consequence.
  13. absent: Orders immediate lockdown and securing rooms without stating any harm or severity.
  14. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and orders securing rooms but states no harm or potential consequence.
  15. absent: The text orders immediate lockdown and securing rooms but states no danger or harm.
  16. absent: Orders an immediate lockdown and securing rooms but names no hazard and states no harm or severity.
  17. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and to secure rooms but states no danger or potential harm.
  18. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and directs securing rooms with no stated harm or danger.
  19. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms without stating any harm, danger, or severity.
  20. absent: Announces immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms with no statement of harm or severity.
  21. absent: Announces an immediate lockdown and to secure rooms but provides no statement of harm or severity.
  22. absent: Announces immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms but states no specific danger or potential harm.
  23. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and to secure rooms without stating any harm or how serious the threat is.
  24. absent: Announces immediate lockdown and instructs securing rooms without stating any harm or what the hazard could do.
  25. absent: It announces an immediate lockdown and tells people to secure rooms but states no danger or harm.