{
  "id": "2019-11-19-syracuse-university-reports-of-white-supremacist-manifesto-shared-via-",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-reports-of-white-supremacist-manifesto-shared-via--2019-11-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-11-19",
    "type": "threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Reports of white supremacist manifesto shared via AirDrop",
    "headlinePublic": "Reports of white supremacist manifesto shared via AirDrop",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2019/11/19/public-safety-informational-notice-dps-investigating-reports-of-document-allegedly-shared-via-airdrop/). Full text is preserved from the official DPS page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has received multiple reports of a document purported to be a white supremacist manifesto being posted in an online forum and allegedly \"air dropped\" to several cell phones of individuals sitting at Bird Library. No individual has reported directly receiving the air dropped document at this time. If you personally received the document through an AirDrop, please contact the Department of Public Safety immediately at 315.443.2224.\n\nThese reports have yet to be confirmed and there is no specific threat to Syracuse University. The Department of Public Safety is investigating these reports and has notified the Syracuse Police Department, the New York State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n\nIf you are traveling on campus at this time, please call for a safety escort at 315.443.SAFE and please sign up for the LiveSafe App on your smartphone, which acts as a mobile blue light, allowing you to contact the DPS Emergency Communications Center with the touch of a button and transmit your physical location during the call. We also have a list of safety strategies that we urge you to review.\n\nThis public safety information is issued for your safety in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2019/11/19/public-safety-informational-notice-dps-investigating-reports-of-document-allegedly-shared-via-airdrop/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1247,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2019-11-19"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety public safety notice series under dps.syr.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPS public safety notice preserves campus community warning text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Public Safety Informational Notice: DPS Investigating Reports of Document Allegedly Shared Via AirDrop",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2019/11/19/public-safety-informational-notice-dps-investigating-reports-of-document-allegedly-shared-via-airdrop/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}