Confirming false report of an active shooter on campus Thursday

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (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

  Present by 25 of 25: the campus force is named twice, "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual and confirmed that the claims were false".

  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: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police.
  2. present: UWPD and UW police are named as the source of the confirmation.
  3. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as the source of the confirmation.
  4. present: UWPD and "UW police" are named as the source of the confirmation.
  5. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as the authority that investigated the claim.
  6. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police as source.
  7. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as the agency that received and resolved the calls.
  8. present: UWPD and "UW police" are identified as receiving the calls and confirming the facts.
  9. present: Attributes the account to "UWPD" and "UW police", the campus law enforcement agency.
  10. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as receiving the calls and contacting the individual.
  11. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police as source.
  12. present: The message is attributed to "UWPD" and "UW police", who contacted the individual.
  13. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police as source.
  14. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police as source.
  15. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" identify the campus police department as the source of this confirmation.
  16. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police as source.
  17. present: UWPD and "UW police" are named as the agency that investigated and resolved the report.
  18. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as the source of the confirmation.
  19. present: UWPD and "UW police" are identified as receiving calls and confirming the facts.
  20. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police as the source.
  21. present: UWPD and UW police are named as the agency that investigated the claims.
  22. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as the source of the information.
  23. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" identify the campus police as the source.
  24. present: "UWPD began receiving calls" and "UW police contacted the individual" name the campus police force.
  25. present: "UWPD" and "UW police" are named as the agency that investigated and confirmed the report.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25: the subject of the message is an "active shooter" report, a specifically named threat, and the alert exists to say "There is no active shooter on campus".

  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: The subject threat is an "active shooter" report, a named threat, even though it is debunked.
  2. present: The text names the reported threat explicitly as an active shooter, though it debunks it.
  3. present: The subject threat is explicitly named, an "active shooter", even though it is being refuted.
  4. present: The message is about a specific claimed threat, "an active shooter on the Seattle campus", which it then refutes.
  5. present: The subject is a reported "active shooter", a named threat, here declared false.
  6. present: The subject is an alleged "active shooter", a specific threat, here reported and then negated.
  7. present: The text names the reported threat, "an active shooter", even while declaring it false.
  8. present: It names the reported threat explicitly, an "active shooter", while confirming the report was false.
  9. present: The message is about a reported "active shooter", a specific named threat, which it then refutes.
  10. present: The subject of the message is a claimed "active shooter", a specifically named threat even though it is debunked.
  11. present: The text specifically names an "active shooter" claim, even while reporting it false.
  12. present: It names the specific claimed threat, "an active shooter on the Seattle campus", while debunking it.
  13. present: The text centers on an "active shooter" claim, naming that specific threat even while denying it.
  14. present: The subject is an "active shooter" claim, a specific named threat even though it is being refuted.
  15. present: The subject is an "active shooter" report, a specific named threat even though it proved false.
  16. present: The text centers on a reported "active shooter", a specific named threat, even though it refutes the report.
  17. present: The subject is an alleged "active shooter", a named threat, though the message refutes it.
  18. present: The text names "an active shooter" as the reported threat, even while denying it.
  19. present: The subject is a reported "active shooter", a specific named threat later refuted.
  20. present: The subject is an "active shooter" claim, a specific named threat even though it is being refuted.
  21. present: The text centers on a reported active shooter, naming that specific threat even to deny it.
  22. present: The subject threat, "an active shooter on the Seattle campus", is specifically named although refuted.
  23. present: The text explicitly names the reported threat, "an active shooter on the Seattle campus", while refuting it.
  24. present: The subject is a reported "active shooter", named specifically even though the report proved false.
  25. present: The subject is an "active shooter" claim, a specific named threat even though it is refuted here.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present at 25 of 25: the yelling is placed "in Savery Hall" with the individual moving "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.

  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 places the events in "Savery Hall" and moving "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  2. present: Savery Hall, the HUB and the Seattle campus are named.
  3. present: It names "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  4. present: It names the Seattle campus, "Savery Hall", and the HUB.
  5. present: It cites "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  6. present: It places the yelling "in Savery Hall" and movement "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  7. present: It cites "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB" as the places involved.
  8. present: Places are named: "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and the HUB.
  9. present: Places the yelling in "Savery Hall" and movement "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  10. present: It places the yelling "in Savery Hall" and movement "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  11. present: It locates the yelling "in Savery Hall" and movement "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  12. present: Places are named: "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  13. present: It cites "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB" as the locations involved.
  14. present: It says the yelling happened "in Savery Hall" and the person "moved toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  15. present: It cites "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB" as the locations involved.
  16. present: It places the event on "the Seattle campus", specifically in "Savery Hall" and toward "the HUB".
  17. present: It points to "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  18. present: It cites "the Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  19. present: It cites the "Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  20. present: It places events "on the Seattle campus", in "Savery Hall" and toward "the HUB".
  21. present: Savery Hall, the HUB and the Seattle campus are specified.
  22. present: It cites the "Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
  23. present: It places the events in "Savery Hall" and moving "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  24. present: It places the yelling "in Savery Hall" with movement "toward the HUB" on the Seattle campus.
  25. present: It names the "Seattle campus", "Savery Hall" and "the HUB".
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25: the notice is purely informational. It reassures that the claims were false but never asks recipients to do, avoid or report anything.

  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: The message informs only; it asks recipients to do nothing at all.
  2. absent: No protective action is asked of recipients; it only reports what police did.
  3. absent: Nothing asks recipients to do anything; it only recounts what police did.
  4. absent: Recipients are given no action to take; the text only recounts what police did.
  5. absent: The message only recounts what police did; recipients are given no action to take.
  6. absent: Recipients are given no protective action, only a factual account of what police did.
  7. absent: No action is requested of recipients; the message only reports that the claim was false.
  8. absent: The message only reports what police did, giving recipients no protective action to take.
  9. absent: Offers only reassurance and gives readers no action to take.
  10. absent: The message only recounts what police did and gives recipients no action to take.
  11. absent: No action is requested of recipients; the message only recounts what police established.
  12. absent: It offers no action for recipients, only a report of what police did and found.
  13. absent: No protective or verification action is asked of readers; the message only reports what police did.
  14. absent: The message only reports findings, giving recipients no action such as shelter, avoid, or call.
  15. absent: The text only recounts what police did and gives recipients no action to take.
  16. absent: No protective action is asked of readers; the message only recounts what police did and found.
  17. absent: Nothing is asked of recipients; the text only recounts what police did.
  18. absent: The message only reassures; it asks recipients to do nothing at all.
  19. absent: The message only recounts what police did and gives recipients no action to take.
  20. absent: Recipients are given no protective action; the notice only reports that the claim was false.
  21. absent: No protective action is asked of recipients; the message only reports what police found.
  22. absent: The text only reports what police did; recipients are given no action to take.
  23. absent: No action is requested of readers; the message only recounts what police did and confirmed.
  24. absent: No action is asked of readers; the text only recounts what officers did and confirmed.
  25. absent: The message only reports findings and never tells recipients to take any action.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present by 25 of 25: the sequence is anchored to "Around 1 p.m. Thursday", when UWPD began receiving the calls.

  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 is anchored to "Around 1 p.m. Thursday".
  2. present: It says the calls began around 1 p.m. Thursday.
  3. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" fixes when the calls came in.
  4. present: It anchors the event at "Around 1 p.m. Thursday".
  5. present: It is anchored to "Around 1 p.m. Thursday".
  6. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" gives the time the calls began.
  7. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" gives a specific time reference for the calls.
  8. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" fixes when the calls began.
  9. present: Opens with "Around 1 p.m. Thursday", a clear time reference.
  10. present: It opens with "Around 1 p.m. Thursday", a clear time reference.
  11. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" gives a clock time for the events.
  12. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" pins when the calls began.
  13. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" supplies a clock time and day.
  14. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" fixes when the calls began.
  15. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" anchors when the calls began.
  16. present: It anchors the event to "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" when the calls began.
  17. present: It is anchored to "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" when the calls began.
  18. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" gives the time the calls began.
  19. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" supplies the timing of the calls.
  20. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" gives a clock time for when the calls began.
  21. present: It says the calls began around 1 p.m. Thursday.
  22. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" fixes when the calls came in.
  23. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" gives both a clock time and a day.
  24. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" pins when the calls began.
  25. present: "Around 1 p.m. Thursday" fixes when the calls began.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously at 0 of 25: because the report was confirmed false, no injury, danger level or potential consequence is stated anywhere in the message.

  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: Since the claim was false, no harm or severity is described.
  2. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed; it states there was no shooter.
  3. absent: It states the opposite of harm: "There is no active shooter on campus".
  4. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity is conveyed at all.
  5. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity is conveyed at all.
  6. absent: It conveys no consequence, instead stressing "There is no active shooter on campus".
  7. absent: Because the report was false, no consequence or severity of any hazard is conveyed.
  8. absent: Because the report was debunked, no consequence or severity of harm is conveyed at all.
  9. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity is conveyed at all.
  10. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity of any threat is conveyed.
  11. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity of any threat is conveyed.
  12. absent: Since the claim was false, no consequence or severity of any hazard is conveyed.
  13. absent: Since the report is declared false, no consequence or severity of any threat is conveyed.
  14. absent: It conveys the opposite of consequence, stating the claims were false with no harm described.
  15. absent: The message negates danger, saying "There is no active shooter on campus", and states no consequence.
  16. absent: Since the report was false, the text conveys no consequence or severity, only reassurance.
  17. absent: Since the claim was false, no harm or severity is asserted at all.
  18. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity is conveyed.
  19. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity of any threat is conveyed.
  20. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity of any threat is conveyed.
  21. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity of any hazard is stated.
  22. absent: Since the claim was false, no consequence or severity of any threat is stated.
  23. absent: Since the report was false, no potential harm or severity is described at all.
  24. absent: Since the claim was false, nothing about potential harm or severity is conveyed.
  25. absent: Since the report was false, no consequence or severity of any threat is conveyed.