Five people shot during a large downtown fight; alert issued within minutes

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 "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the 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 "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the sender.
  2. present: Branded signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
  3. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT", identifying the University of Iowa alert system.
  4. present: Opens with the branded "HAWK ALERT", identifying the sender.
  5. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT", identifying the University of Iowa alert system.
  6. present: The signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender, the university alert system.
  7. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sending source via signature.
  8. present: It is branded "HAWK ALERT", identifying the sender.
  9. present: Branded signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
  10. present: Opens with branded "HAWK ALERT" signature, identifying the sender.
  11. present: Opens with branded tag "HAWK ALERT" identifying the sender.
  12. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT", identifying the sender.
  13. present: Opens with "HAWK ALERT", a branded signature identifying the sender.
  14. present: The branded "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the sender.
  15. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sending alert system.
  16. present: Opens with "HAWK ALERT", a branded signature identifying the sender.
  17. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
  18. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
  19. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the University of Iowa alert system.
  20. present: Opens with "HAWK ALERT", a branded signature identifying the University of Iowa system as sender.
  21. present: The "HAWK ALERT" branded signature identifies the sender.
  22. present: Branded signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
  23. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
  24. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender via signature.
  25. present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is stated as gun shots fired in the area.

  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: "gun shots fired in the area."
  2. present: Names the hazard, "gun shots fired".
  3. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  4. present: Names a specific threat, "gun shots fired".
  5. present: Names a specific threat: "gun shots fired."
  6. present: It names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  7. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  8. present: It names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  9. present: Names a specific threat: "gun shots fired".
  10. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  11. present: Names a specific threat, "gun shots fired".
  12. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  13. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  14. present: It names a specific threat, "gun shots fired."
  15. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  16. present: Names a specific threat, "gun shots fired".
  17. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  18. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  19. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  20. present: Names a specific threat, "gun shots fired".
  21. present: It reports "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  22. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  23. present: Names a specific threat: "Report of gun shots fired".
  24. present: Names "gun shots fired", a specific threat.
  25. present: Names a specific threat, "gun shots fired".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the location is the area of College and Clinton.

  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 "in the area of College and Clinton."
  2. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton".
  3. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific intersection.
  4. present: Gives the location, "the area of College and Clinton".
  5. present: States it is "in the area of College and Clinton."
  6. present: It locates it "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific intersection.
  7. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific area.
  8. present: It locates it "in the area of College and Clinton", a place.
  9. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton", an intersection.
  10. present: Specifies "the area of College and Clinton".
  11. present: Specifies "in the area of College and Clinton".
  12. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton".
  13. present: Says it is "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific location.
  14. present: It locates it "in the area of College and Clinton."
  15. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific place.
  16. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton".
  17. present: Specifies "the area of College and Clinton".
  18. present: Specifies "the area of College and Clinton", a location.
  19. present: Says "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific intersection.
  20. present: States the location, "in the area of College and Clinton".
  21. present: It locates them "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific intersection.
  22. present: Says it is "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific intersection.
  23. present: Specifies "the area of College and Clinton".
  24. present: Says "in the area of College and Clinton", a specific location.
  25. present: Locates it "in the area of College and Clinton".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that recipients are told to avoid the area.

  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: "Avoid the area."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  3. present: Instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "Avoid the area."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  8. present: It instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  12. present: Instructs "Avoid the area".
  13. present: Instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Avoid the area."
  15. present: Instructs, "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  16. present: Instructs to "Avoid the area".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  19. present: Instructs, "Avoid the area".
  20. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  21. present: It instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  22. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area."
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Avoid the area".
  24. present: Instructs "Avoid the area", a protective action.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Avoid the area".
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that no clock time, date, or recency word is conveyed.

  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: Conveys no clock time, date, or recency word.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as "now" or "immediately" appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the message.
  8. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  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 in the text.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  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 is given in the text.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue is present in the text.
  22. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears in the text.
  23. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word appears.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue appears in the text.
• Impactabsent12/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by a narrow 13-12 majority; the alert reports gunshots fired and to avoid the area but states no injury or explicit consequence beyond naming the hazard, with strong dissent reading gunfire as implied lethal 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. present: Reports gun shots fired in the area, implying clear lethal danger to people nearby.
  2. present: Reports gun shots fired in the area, implying lethal danger to people.
  3. absent: Reports gunshots fired and tells people to avoid the area but states no harm, injury, or explicit danger beyond naming the hazard.
  4. present: Beyond naming gunshots, it directs people to avoid the area but states no explicit harm or severity of consequence.
  5. present: It reports gun shots fired and tells people to avoid the area, implying a lethal danger.
  6. present: Reports gun shots fired, conveying active gunfire and lethal danger.
  7. absent: It reports gun shots fired and to avoid the area but names the hazard without stating any harm or severity.
  8. present: Reports gun shots fired and tells people to avoid the area, implying lethal danger.
  9. absent: Reports gunshots fired and instructs to avoid the area but states no injury, death, or explicit danger beyond naming the hazard.
  10. absent: This reports gunshots fired and tells people to avoid the area but does not state any injury, death, or explicit danger beyond naming the hazard.
  11. absent: Reports gun shots fired and to avoid the area but states no injury, death, or explicit danger beyond naming the hazard.
  12. present: The alert reports gun shots fired and instructs people to avoid the area, implying a clear threat of violence.
  13. absent: The alert reports gunshots fired and tells people to avoid the area but states no consequence, injury, or stated danger beyond naming the hazard.
  14. absent: Reports gunshots fired and to avoid the area but states no harm or stated danger beyond naming the hazard.
  15. absent: Reports gunshots fired and to avoid the area but states no harm, injury, or danger beyond naming the hazard.
  16. absent: The alert reports gun shots fired and says to avoid the area but states no injury, death, or explicit danger beyond naming the hazard.
  17. present: It reports gun shots fired and tells people to avoid the area, conveying an active gunfire danger.
  18. absent: This reports gunshots fired and directs people to avoid the area but states no harm, injury, or potential consequence beyond naming the hazard.
  19. present: It reports gunshots fired and tells people to avoid the area, with shots fired conveying a lethal threat.
  20. present: Reports gun shots fired in the area, implying clear danger of being shot.
  21. absent: Reports gun shots fired and to avoid the area but states no injury or explicit danger consequence.
  22. present: Reports gunshots fired and directs people to avoid the area, implying danger of being shot.
  23. absent: Reports gunshots fired and to avoid the area but states no specific harm or consequence.
  24. absent: The alert reports gunshots fired and tells people to avoid the area but states no injury or explicit danger beyond naming shots fired.
  25. present: Reports gunshots fired and tells people to avoid the area, implying deadly danger.